Why is dilute nitric acid added to a solution before silver nitrate solution?
It removes carbonate ions that would also give a precipitate
It removes halide ions that would give a false positive result
It makes the silver halide precipitate dissolve more slowly
It increases the amount of precipitate that is produced
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.