Testing for Anions
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Carbonate
Ion CO32-, carbonate is found in limestone, or calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
To test for it, you must first: Add a dilute acid to the sample. A gas is given off which when tested should prove to be carbon dioxide.
Sulphate and Sulphide
Sulphate is SO42- and Sulphide is SO32-
By adding barium chloride to the solution you are testing, a white precipitate will form. If you add hydrochloric acid, the sulphate (SO42-) WILL NOT dissolve and the sulphite (SO32-) will.
Halogen Tests
The test for halogens, or halide ions, is to add silver nitrate to a solution. Often, nitric acid is added first as well. If there are chloride, bromide or iodide ions in the solution they will react with silver to form a precipitate. The different precipitates are summarized in the table below.
The ionic equations for these reactions are:
- 1Ag+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) ==>> AgCl (s)Advertisement
- 2Ag+ (aq) + Br- (aq) ==>> AgBr (aq)
- 3Ag+ (aq) + I- (aq)
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