GROUP I ANIONS
GROUP II ANIONS
Group II S2- NO2- CH3COO-
9-10 AgNO3 Ag2S AgNO2 CH3COOAg
Formula of ppt
Color and Nature black white white crystalline
9-10a Solubility in HNO3 soluble soluble soluble
9-11 BaCl2 no no no
a) soluble
C6H5O73- Ag3C6H5O7 white soluble Ba3(C6H5O7)2
white
a) soluble
GROUP III ANIONS continued
Anions Reagents Formula Color & Nature
2-
9-17 SO3 a) 6N H2SO4 SO2 garlic-like odor
blue litmus paper SO2 + H2O H2SO3 BR
H2SO4
b) KMnO4, H2SO4 H2S2O6 violet color of KMnO4
dithionic acid decolorized
9-18 CO32- 6N H2SO4 CO2 colorless gas
Ca(OH)2 CaCO3 white
9-19 BO33- H2SO4, CH3OH (CH3)3BO3 green tint
green border flame
9-20 C2O42- CaCl2 Ca2C2O4 white
a) CH3COOH insoluble
9-21 C4H4O62- AgNO3, NH4OH, heat Ag0 silver mirror
9-22 C6H5O73- AgNO3, NH4OH, heat Ag0 silver mirror
GROUP IV ANIONS
Anions PO43- AsO43- AsO33- S2O32- CrO42-
9-23 AgNO3
Formula Ag3PO4 Ag3AsO4 Ag3AsO3 Ag2S2O3 Ag2CrO4
Ag2S
Color & Nature yellow chocolate yellow white brownish-
brown yellow red
brown
black
9-23a Solubility in soluble soluble soluble soluble soluble
HNO3
9-24 BaCl2
Formula BaHPO4 Ba3(AsO4)2 Ba3(AsO3)2 BaS2O3 BaCrO4
Color & Nature white white white white yellow
9-24a Solubility in soluble soluble soluble soluble soluble
HNO3
GROUP V ANIONS
Anions Reagents Formula Color & Nature
9-30 NO3- AgNO3 --- no
ClO3- AgNO3 --- no
9-31 NO3- BaCl2 --- no
ClO3- BaCl2 --- no
9-32 NO3- conc. H2SO4, FeSO4 FeNOSO4 brown ring
9-33 ClO3- AgNO3, KNO2 AgCl white
GROUP VI ANION
Anion Reagent Formula Color & Nature
9-34 SO42- AgNO3 dil. soln ---- white
conc. soln Ag2SO4
9-34 SO42- BaCl2 BaSO4 white
a) solubility in HNO3 insoluble
9-34 SO42- Pb(CH3COO)2 PbSO4 white
a) solubility in Pb(CH3COO)2 soluble
CH3COONH4