Chemistry GCSE
Precipitation tests
What Precipitation tests means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The colour is an observation of the solid formed when sodium hydroxide solution is added, not of the solution before reaction.
Topics that use Precipitation tests
- Metal hydroxides (AQA GCSE)
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