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A mixture contains ammonium chloride, silver chloride and lead (II) chloride. Describe how each of the substance can be obtained from the mixture

A mixture contains ammonium chloride, silver chloride and lead (II) chloride. Describe how each of the substance can be obtained from the mixture

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(i) Heat the mixture to sublime ammonium chloride and collect it on cooler parts.
(ii) Add hot water to the mixture to dissolve lead (II) chloride.
(iii) Filter while hot to obtain silver chloride as a filtrate.
(iv) Dry the residue in between filter papers.
(v) Allow the filtrate to cool forming lead (II) chloride crystals.
(vi) Decant or filter to obtain lead (II) chloride crystals
john3 answered the question on November 5, 2017 at 05:48

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