Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Halide and ammonium ions
- Halide ions
- The method
- Add dilute nitric acid
- Add silver nitrate solution
- Depending which halide
ion is present, a different
precipitate forms
- Iodide forms a yellow precipitate
- Bromide forms a cream precipitate
- Chloride forms a white precipitate
- Ammonium ions
- The method
- Mix the sample with dilute
sodium hydroxide solution
- Warm it using a Bunsen burner flame
- Ammonia gas released if
there are ammonium ions
- Gas has distinctive smell and
turns red litmus paper blue