Chemistry GCSE
Qualitative identification
What Qualitative identification means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Qualitative identification
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A positive result is a distinctive flame colour that matches a known cation, so the test identifies rather than measures the amount.
Topics that use Qualitative identification
- Flame tests (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Characteristic flame colours of metal cations
- Contamination
- Evidence-based identification
- Interference between overlapping test results
- Masked
- Qualitative identification by comparison with standards
- Blue glass
- Dominant emission
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