How do you test for chlorides, bromides or iodide ions?
Add dilute nitric acid HNO3, followed by silver nitrate solution AgNO3.
Most chlorides, bromides and iodides are……
aqueous in solution.
A chloride ion gives a…..
white precipitate of silver chloride.
A bromide ion gives a…..
cream precipitate of silver bromide.
A iodide ion gives a….
yellow precipitate of silver iodide.
Why do you add nitric acid?
Get rid of carbonate or sulfate ions before the test.
Why do you always use nitric acid and not hydrochloric acid?
HCL contains chloride ions, can interfere and create silver chloride.
ions that can not be identified by a precipitate reaction?
Nitrates, because all soluble.