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Testing for Carbonates and Sulfates
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How to test for Carbonates
1.Add your sample into a
test tube
2.Use a
dropping pippete
to add
hydrochloric acid
3.If carbonate ions are present,
limewater
will turn
coudy
How to test for Sulfates
1.Use a
dropping pipette
to add a few drops of
dilute
hydrochloric
acid.
2.Add a few drops of
barium
chloride
3. If
sulfate
ions are presents, a
white
preciptate
will form
How to test for Chlorine ions?
1.Add a few drops of
dilute nitric acid
2.Add a few drops of
silver nitrate solution
3.If
chlorine
ions are present, a
white precipitate
will form
(
silver chloride
)
How to test for Bromide ions?
1.Add a few drops of
dilute nitric acid
2.Add a few drops of
silver nitrate solution
3.If
bromide ions
are present, a cream precipitate will form
(
silver bromide
)
How to test for Iodide
ions?
1.Add a few drops of
dilute nitric acid
2.Add a few drops of
silver nitrate solution
3.If iodide ions are present, a
yellow precipitate
will form
(
silver iodide
)