Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Identification of ions and gases

Identification of ions and gases — practice question

Which statement explains how a flame test is carried out?

  • AThe tip of a clean wire is dipped into the substance and the wire is placed in a blue Bunsen burner flame.
  • BThe tip of a clean wire is dipped into the substance and the wire is placed in a yellow Bunsen burner flame.
  • CA wooden splint is lit and is placed above a test-tube containing the gas being tested.
  • DA wooden splint is lit, blown out and the glowing splint put into a test-tube of the gas being tested.

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