anion tests

• test for chloride

  • nitric acid followed by silver nitrate solution
  • result: white precipitate
• test for bromide

  • nitric acid followed by silver nitrate solution
  • result: cream precipitate
• test for iodide

  • nitric acid followed by silver nitrate
  • result: yellow precipitate
• test for sulfate

  • hydrochloric acid followed by barium chloride
  • result: white precipitate
• test for carbonate

  • hydrochloric acid then pass gas formed through limewater
  • result: effervescence and gas turns limewater cloudy