Chemical test

In chemistry, a chemical test is a qualitative or quantitative procedure designed to identify, quantify, or characterise a chemical compound or chemical group.

Purposes

Chemical testing might have a variety of purposes, such as:

Determine if, or verify that, the requirements of a specification, regulation, or contract are met
Decide if a new product development program is on track: Demonstrate proof of concept
Demonstrate the utility of a proposed patent
Determine the interactions of a sample with other known substances
Determine the composition of a sample
Provide standard data for other scientific, medical, and Quality assurance functions
Validate suitability for end-use
Provide a basis for Technical communication
Provide a technical means of comparison of several options
Provide evidence in legal proceedings

Clinistrips quantitatively test for sugar in urine
The Kastle-Meyer test tests for the presence of blood
Salicylate testing is a category of drug testing that is focused on detecting salicylates such as acetylsalicylic acid for either biochemical or medical purposes.
The Phadebas test tests for the presence of saliva for forensic purposes
Iodine solution tests for starch
The Van Slyke determination tests for specific amino acids
The Zimmermann test for Ketosteroids
Seliwanoff's test for differentiating between aldose and ketose sugars
Test for lipids: add ethanol to sample, then shake; add water to the solution, and shake again. If fat is present, the product turns milky white.
Sakaguchi test for the presence of arginine in protein
Hopkins Cole reaction for the presence of tryptophan in proteins
Nitroprusside reaction for the presence of free thiol groups of cysteine in proteins
Sullivan reaction for the presence of cysteine and cystine in proteins
Acree-Rosenheim reaction for the presence of tryptophan in proteins
Pauly reaction for presence of tyrosine or histidine in proteins
Heller's test for presence of albumin in urine
Gmelin's test for the presence of bile pigments in urine
Hay's test for the presence of bile pigments in urine

The Carbylamine reaction tests for primary amines
The Griess test tests for organic nitrite compounds
The Iodoform reaction tests for the presence of methyl ketones, or compounds which can be oxidized to methyl ketones
The Schiff test detects aldehydes
Tollens' reagent (Silver Mirror) tests for aldehydes
The Zeisel determination tests for the presence of esters or ethers
Lucas' reagent is used to determine mainly between primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.
The Bromine test is used to test for the presence of unsaturation and phenols.

Barium chloride tests for sulfates
The Beilstein test tests for halides qualitatively
Borax bead test tests for certain metals
The Carius halogen method measures halides quantitatively.^[1]
Chemical test for cyanide tests for the presence of cyanide, CN⁻
Copper sulfate tests for presence of water
Flame tests test for metals
The Gilman test tests for the presence of a Grignard reagent
The Kjeldahl method quantitatively determines the presence of nitrogen
Nessler's reagent tests for the presence of ammonia
Ninhydrin tests for ammonia or primary amines
Phosphate test for phosphate
The sodium fusion test tests for the presence of nitrogen, sulfur, and halides in a sample
The Zerewitinoff determination tests for any acidic hydrogen
The Oddy test for acid, aldehydes, and sulfides
Gunzberg's test tests for the presence of hydrochloric acid
Kelling's test tests for the presence of lactic acid

^ Niederl, J. B.; Baum, H.; McCoy, J. S.; Kuck, J. A. (1940). "Micro-Carius Halogen and Sulfur Determination". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Analytical Edition. 12 (7): 428–431. doi:10.1021/ac50147a022. ISSN 0096-4484.