Anyone do A Level Chemistry?

[Bryn]

I'm resitting Mod 3 Edexcel Chemistry tomorrow and you have to know a load of tests for ions... anyway, the only one I can neither remember nor find on the net is the Magnesium (Mg 2+) ion. Anyone know the test to identify it?

[coale39]

The only thing I know about magnesium is that it burns good. This may or may not be of use to you.

[Bryn]

The only thing I know about magnesium is that it burns good. This may or may not be of use to you.

Unfortunately not, with other metals of it's kind burning is the exact way of testing for them, but this is the exception.

[Tommy G]

I did it to AS level then gave up, it was solid!

[Head Honcho]

Unfortunately not, with other metals of it's kind burning is the exact way of testing for them, but this is the exception.

It does burn in powder form.

I remember from my days making Cathode Ray Tubes that the colour of the foreign object in the tube will determine what it is.

Glass will create a blue spark, Magnesium a white spark etc etc.

I'm a bit sketchy as it was a few years ago but I'm sure you can flame test it

[Guest]

I did do Chemistry A level, but that was a long time ago. My old textbook only mentions Mg2+ PB2+ salt cells.

[Raj]

I'm resitting Mod 3 Edexcel Chemistry tomorrow and you have to know a load of tests for ions... anyway, the only one I can neither remember nor find on the net is the Magnesium (Mg 2+) ion. Anyone know the test to identify it?

The answer is YES.

hope that helps you out pal!

[Smudge]

Does this help?

[Smudge]

According to this site it also says its a white preciptate in sodium hydroxide solution

[Guest]

I hate chemistry. It no longer makes sense to me. I thought it was cooking with chemicals, back in the day.

Where's Sir Fynwy when you need him, he's a graduate chemist!