Surely you have done SOMETHING to help you identify the compound. Something such as adding Na2CO3 and NaOH to each of some solution containing the cations. I would identify the cation first.
Knowing the cation, you KNOW (from the solubility tables) that
AgCl is insoluble. Therefore, if you have Cl the cation will not be Ag.
Frankly, I don't think you can identify the anion given ONLY Na2CO3 and NaOH and no other information. If you can, you're a better chemist than I.
Compound Identification
How can I identify the anion of an unknown solution?
- The possible cations in the solution are Ag, Al, Fe, Mg, Zn (not really important to this part)
- The anions could be either NO3- or Cl-
We're given Na2CO3 and NaOH solutions to do the test.
I'm supposed to use a solubility table to help me as well. My main difficulty is what type of reactions will be produced, and how will I use them to identify the compound...
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