Why is dilute sulfuric acid not used in the test for sulfate ions?
It contains sulfate ions of its own
It reacts with barium chloride to give a gas
It stops the precipitate from forming at all
It is too dangerous to use in a school laboratory
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 8.3 Identification of ions by chemical and spectroscopic means, covering 8.3.1 Flame tests, 8.3.2 Metal hydroxides, 8.3.3 Carbonates, 8.3.4 Halides, 8.3.5 Sulfates, 8.3.6 Instrumental methods, and 8.3.7 Flame emission spectroscopy. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.