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Describe the test for chlorides using lead ions.

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(i) Procedure:
- To the test solution, add lead ions from lead (II) nitrate, then warm

(ii). Observations and inference:
- Formation of a white precipitate that dissolves on warming shows presence of Cl-(aq)

(iii). Explanations:
- Only lead carbonate, lead sulphate, lead sulphite and lead chloride can be formed as white precipitates.
- Only lead chloride dissolves on warming; unlike the rest which are insoluble even on warming.

Kavungya answered the question on April 27, 2019 at 13:36

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