Chemistry A-Level
confirmation with ammonia
What confirmation with ammonia means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Ammonia is added afterwards to confirm which halide is present, because the three precipitates differ in how readily they dissolve to form the diamminesilver(I) complex.
Topics that use confirmation with ammonia
- Trends in properties (AQA A-Level)
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