Chemistry A-Level
Barium sulfate precipitation
What Barium sulfate precipitation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Adding dilute hydrochloric acid then barium chloride solution identifies sulfate, giving a white precipitate of barium sulfate.
Topics that use Barium sulfate precipitation
- Transition elements - 5.3.2 Qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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