A student was given a test tube containing a white solid which may have contained Ag, Pb or Hg. The student added hot wa
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:56 pm
A student was given a test tube containing a white solid which may have contained Ag, Pb or Hg. The student added hot water to the test tube, heated it and then decanted the water into a second tube, retaining the solid. After adding a solution of 0.1 M K2CrO4 to the hot water, a yellow precipitate was formed. Then ammonia was added to the original solid which produced a grey precipitate. After being acidified with 0.1 M nitric acid, no further solid was formed. Which ions were present? lon #1: lon #2: