Answered: in the nitrate test, which of the…

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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in the nitrate test, which of the following would not produce a red color at all during test protocol

a.) Ammonium (NH4+)

B.) Nitrate (No3-)

C.) Nitrite (NO2-)

D.) none

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A chemical test called the nitrate test is performed to determine the presence of nitrate ion in any solution. This test is also called the 'brown ring test'.

The experiment can be done as follows:

Step 1: Take the nitrate solution.

Step 2: Add ferrous sulfate

Step 3: Slowly add concentrated sulfuric acid ( $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ ) so that the added acid forms a layer below the aqueous solution.

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