Cation Tests:
Add HCl ---> PPT = Pb(2+)
Add H2SO4 ---> PPT = Ca(2+) or Ba(2+)
THEN:
Add F(-) ---> PPT = Ca(2+), No PPT = Ba(2+)
Add NaOH ---> Blue PPT = Cu(2+)
Brown PPT = Fe(3+)
White to Brown PPT = Fe(2+)
Anion Tests
Add HNO3, bubbles = CO3(2-)
Acidify sample, add Ba(2+), PPT = SO4(2-)
Acidify sample, add Ag(+), PPT = Cl(-)
Add NH3 till ph > 9, then add Ba(2+), PPT = PO4(3-)
And add Fe 2+, then H2SO4. If a brown ring forms then its nitrate NO3(-) ions in solution.
U can do that in order if u filter out the ppts and determine if multiple ions are present