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ay_caramba

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stupid q but if u add HNO3 and ammonium molybdate, do u get a yellow precipitate coz thats what i put :S
not sure
 

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I wrote add molydbate ions and should be blue colour, lol lucky that section was also referring to the experiment since I didn't study any solubility rules
 

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xeriphic said:
I wrote add molydbate ions and should be blue colour, lol lucky that section was also referring to the experiment since I didn't study any solubility rules
lol o crap
 

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add ammonium molybdate and nitric acid, and it will be a pale yellow ppte, and add ascorbic acid and ull get your blue ppte
 

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nit said:
add ammonium molybdate and nitric acid, and it will be a pale yellow ppte, and add ascorbic acid and ull get your blue ppte
my "o crap" has turned into a "woohoo"
u guys r playing with my emotions :p
 

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yeah I put yellow with silver, I think thats right (its right in the macquarie revision guide anyway :p)
 

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Phosphate:

* A yellow precipitate of silver phosphate of silver phosphate forms when silver nitrate is added.
* A fine white precipitate forms when barium nitrate is added.
 

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for phosphate i put silver which gives you yellow ppt (this is right..right?)
for sulfate i put barium ions which gives white ppt

what was the other q again?
 

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ur all rite so shutup :)

i wrote add nh3 and then add ba(no3)2
 

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Chloride, Cl-:

* A white ppt of silver chloride is formed when silver nitrrate is added.
* A this white ppt turns purple or brown when exposed to light.
 

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I guessed them all except the last one, for which I put Ba 2+ will for a white precipitate
For the second I put Al 3+....I had no idea aye, didnt even know what a 'reagent' or whatever was.
 

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wat happens if you got the ion/reagant right but the ppt wrong? no half marks in the hsc?
 

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