SelectSmart.comSelectSmart.com
Before you decide
Over 20,000 selectors
MeiLing's flowchart create and edit page

▷ ▶ Test for Gases Flow chart SelectSmart.com free Science & Nature flowcharts and decision trees.
Science & NatureTest for Gases Flow chart
By MeiLing
Category: Science & Nature. Viewed 1095 times. Created October 2013.     Disclaimer.   
    Make your own flowchart
                
RATE THIS
FLOWCHART






How to identify the gases present.

                 
Place a damp red litmus paper over the mouth of the test tube. Did the litmus paper turn blue?
NO
Place a blue litmus paper over the mouth of the test tube. Did the litmus paper turn red?
NO
Did the gas bleach the litmus paper?
YES
The gas is chlorine.
 

YES


YES



NO



The gas is ammonia.
Bubble the gas into limewater. Is there a white precipitate formed?
NO
The gas is sulfur dioxide.
Place a light splint over the mouth of the test tube. Did the gas extinguish the flame with a 'pop' sound?
NO
Place a glowing splint over the mouth of the test tube. Did the gas re-ignite the splint?



YES




YES


YES
 
The gas is carbon dioxide.
 
The gas is hydrogen.
The gas is oxygen.