| Test | Name of ion |
| Add nitric acid and silver nitrate - white precipitate forms | |
| Add nitric acid and silver nitrate - cream precipitate forms | |
| Add nitric acid and silver nitrate - yellow precipitate forms | |
| Add hydrochloric acid and barium chloride - white precipitate forms | |
| Add hydrochloric acid - gas produced which turns limewater cloudy | |
| Add hydrochloric acid - gas produced which turns potassium dichromate from orange to green | |
| Add sodium hydroxide and some aluminium powder - ammonia gas released on warming | |
| Add hydrochloric acid - smell of vinegar on warming | |