Chemistry A-Level
Silver nitrate as a halide test
What Silver nitrate as a halide test means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Silver nitrate as a halide test
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Silver ions, Ag⁺, react with the released halide ion to form a silver halide precipitate, whose appearance and colour identify which halogen was present.
Topics that use Silver nitrate as a halide test
- Haloalkanes (OCR A-Level)
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