Only 6 M KOH was present in the reagent shelf-there was no 6M NaOH. Explain what effect this...
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Only 6 M KOH was present in the reagent shelf-there was no 6M NaOH.
Explain what effect this substitution has on the test for the presence of ammonium ion.
Qualitative Analysis of Ions:
Long before the advent of spectrophotometric techniques to analyze solutions containing ions, there was a long established "wet chemistry" methodology to analyze and identify (mostly qualitatively) the presence of specific ions in solution. The method is still sometimes use today when the spectrophotometric methods are not available.
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Actually, the use of 6 M KOH rather than 6 M NaOH would make no difference to the detection method for ammonium ion. The reaction taking place with...
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Chapter 35 / Lesson 2This lesson will talk about the qualitative laboratory analysis of some cations and anions. This uses the solubility product principle and common ion effect which are the basis of qualitative analysis of inorganic cations.