Question

A white solid was left out after a class had tidied up their

experiment. During the experiment, one of the pupils had
removed the label on the white solid. The teacher knew the
solid was a Group 1 metal halide, so they performed a
flame test followed by a silver nitrate test. The flame test
gave a red flame, and the silver nitrate test gave a cream
precipitate. What is the white solid?

Answer 1

LiBr

Step-by-step explanation:

Group 1 metals give a characteristic colour when subjected to flame test. The colour can tell us exactly what the identity of metal being studied.

Now, Lithium metal gives a red flame. Hence the group 1 metal ion is Li^+. Similarly, bromides give a creamy precipitate when reacted with silver nitrate.

This means that the solid substance under study is LiBr.