Flowchart fot the analysis of anions in salts

Unknown solid anion

Test 1: Heating the solid

Gas rekindles wooden

Gas evolves and turns Gas evolves and decolourises No gas evolves
splint and a brown gas
lime water clody. evolved. acidified KMnO4 solution.

Anion solution
Solid salt or salt solution Anion solution Anion solution

Test 2 Add dilute Add FeSO4, dilute Add HNO3 and Test 2 Add HNO3 and
Test 2 Test 2
acid H2SO4 and then Ba(NO3)2 Ba(NO3)2
concentrated
H2SO4 slowly
No precipitate. SO42-
Gas evolves and turns lime
Brown ring White precipitate ion is not present
water cloudy.

Anion solution

Test 3 Add HNO3 and

AgNO3 / _______

White precipitate

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