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Describe the chemical test that can be used to distinguish sodium sulphate from sodium sulphite.

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- Add water to the two salts separately.
- Shake to dissolve
- Add lead (II) nitrate
- Add dilute HNO₃ or HCl
-Precipitate which dissolves confirms salt was Na₂SO₄
-Precipitate which does not dissolve is Na₂SO₃

maurice.mutuku answered the question on September 9, 2019 at 05:49

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