Mystery Ions

Detective work with precipitates

An interactive lesson with 6 steps, about 5 minutes: you predict, drag and solve, with instant feedback on every answer. It runs in your browser and needs JavaScript.

What you’ll learn

• Characteristic precipitates identify ions.
• Separate ions by precipitating them one at a time.

Steps

1. Tests by precipitate
2. Mystery one
3. Mystery two
4. Mystery three
5. Separating a mixture
6. Hard water