Test For Ions: Halifes Using Silver Nitrate

Question 1

How do you test for chlorine bromine and Iodine ??

Answer 1

You add dilute nitric acid THEN silver nitrate soloution to your soloution

Question 2

What colour does chloride ion give and what precipitate do they form+ provide a half equation?

Answer 2

Chloride ion gives a white precipitate and forms silver chloride

Cl- + Ag. + —> Agcl

Question 3

What colour and precipitate does the ion bromide produce and state the ionic equation

Answer 3

Produces a cream precipitate of silver bromide

Br- + Ag. +. —>. AgBr

Question 4

What colour and precipitate does the ion iodide form and state the ionic Equation

Answer 4

Produces a yellow precipitate of silver iodide

I- +. Ag. +. —>. AgI