CHAPTER III

General Reactions for the Detection of the Metallic Elements in Simple Compounds 22

Aluminum 23

Antimony 24

Arsenic 25

Bismuth 25

Cadmium 26

Chromium 26

Cobalt 27

Copper 28

Iron 28

Lead 29

Manganese 30

Mercury 30

Nickel 31

Silver 32

Tin 32

Zinc 33

The Alkali Metals 34

Ammonium 34

Potassium 35

Sodium 35

Lithium 36

The Alkaline Earths 36

Barium 36

Calcium 37

Strontium 37

The Acid Elements 37

Borates 37

Bromides 38

Chlorides 38

Fluorides 38

Iodides 39

Nitrates 39

Phosphates 40

Silicates 40

Sulphides 41