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Inorganic Chemistry and the Periodic Table

Testing for halide ions with silver nitrate

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Overview

The white, cream and yellow silver halide precipitates and the ionic equation for silver bromide, their solubility in dilute and concentrated ammonia and the diamminesilver(I) complex, why the sample is acidified with dilute nitric acid rather than hydrochloric acid, and identifying an unknown halide from the results.

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How does the silver nitrate test tell the halides apart?

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What colour precipitate forms when aqueous silver nitrate is added to a solution containing chloride ions?

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In what concentration of ammonia solution does silver chloride dissolve?

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  1. 1

    What colour precipitate forms when aqueous silver nitrate is added to a solution containing chloride ions?

    Model answer

    White precipitate (AgCl).

  2. 2

    In what concentration of ammonia solution does silver chloride dissolve?

    Model answer

    Dilute ammonia solution.

  3. 3

    In what concentration of ammonia solution does silver bromide dissolve?

    Model answer

    Concentrated ammonia solution (not dilute).

  4. 4

    Does silver iodide dissolve in ammonia solution?

    Model answer

    No, silver iodide does not dissolve in ammonia solution of any concentration.

  5. 5

    What colour precipitate forms when aqueous silver nitrate is added to a solution containing bromide ions?

    Model answer

    A cream precipitate of silver bromide, AgBr.

  6. 6

    What colour precipitate forms when aqueous silver nitrate is added to a solution containing iodide ions?

    Model answer

    A yellow precipitate of silver iodide, AgI.

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