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I have an aqueous solution containing i sulfate ions, what would be a diffinitive test for chloride ions without getting a false postive from the sulfate ions

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"unfortunately, it does the same thing when sulfates are present, which i already know are. :("

 

It does? Perhaps you could remove the sulfates somehow and then do the silver nitrate test?

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"unfortunately, it does the same thing when sulfates are present, which i already know are. :("

no, it actually doesn't. the sulfate anion is more appealing to a cation than the nitrate anion

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To test for chloride ions add a few drops of nitric acid, then silver nitrate, if u get a white precipitate then chloride ions are present. to test for sulphur ions you would have to add barium chloride.

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