Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry 2.48 anion tests
Practise anion-test questions by choosing reagents, giving precipitate colours and combining results to identify unknown salts.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2019
- Course
- Chemistry 4CH1
Practise anion-test questions by choosing reagents, giving precipitate colours and combining results to identify unknown salts.
This question is about apparatus used in the laboratory.
The diagram shows apparatus used to obtain pure water from sodium chloride solution by simple distillation.

Describe a chemical test to show that the sodium chloride solution contains chloride ions.
M1 add silver nitrate/ AgNO3 (solution)
IGNORE addition of nitric acid but REJECT addition of hydrochloric/sulfuric acid for M1
M2 dep on use of silver nitrate