Creative Problem Solving in Chemistry - A black solid

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Devise experiments to identify a black solid sample by using chemicals and apparatus in the laboratory.

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England
- GCSE
Scotland
- National 5
  - SQA Chemistry
    - Chemistry in society
      - Chemical analysis
        Analytical methods
        Flame tests can identify metals present in a sample.
Wales
- GCSE
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 2: CHEMICAL BONDING, APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      - 2.3 METALS AND THEIR EXTRACTION
        (c) the relative reactivities of metals as demonstrated by displacement (e.g. iron nail in copper(II) chloride solution) and competition reactions (e.g. thermit reaction)
        (d) reduction and oxidation in terms of removal or gain of oxygen
    - Unit 1: CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, REACTIONS and ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
      - 1.2 ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC TABLE
        (t) the identification of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ ions by flame tests and Cl⁻, Br⁻ and I⁻ ions by their reactions with silver nitrate solution (including ionic equations)
  - WJEC Combined science
    - Unit 2: Chemistry 1
      - 2.2 ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC TABLE
        (s) the identification of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ ions by flame tests and Cl⁻, Br⁻ and I⁻ ions by their reactions with silver nitrate solution (including ionic equations)
    - Unit 5: Chemistry 2
      - 5.3 METALS AND THEIR EXTRACTION
        (c) the relative reactivities of metals as demonstrated by displacement (e.g. iron nail in copper(II) chloride solution) and competition reactions (e.g. thermit reaction)
        (d) reduction and oxidation in terms of removal or gain of oxygen
Northern Ireland
- GCSE
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit 1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
  - CCEA Double award science
    - Unit C1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis

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