ANIONS

Reagent
Cl- Br- I- CO32- C2O42- S2O32- S2- SCN- PO43- SO42- SO32- NO3- NO2-

White,
Yellow,
1 drop Yellow- Colorless Colorless Colorless
(light) Intense Orange, Intense
White Cream Cream Orange White with with with
0.1M ppt
Yellow Yellow
ppt ppt
Brown
to Brown ppt
Yellow slight slight slight
Black ppt
AgNO3 ppt ppt upon Black ppt ppy turbidity turbidity turbidity
standing

Slightly
AgNO3 Colorless
soluble
with
+ 2M Insoluble Insoluble Insoluble rapid
with
Insoluble Insoluble Insoluble
Colorless
HNO3 slow solution
evolution
(2drops) evolution
of gas
of gas

1 drop Yellow Reddish

No No Black- Blood liquid with No No No Brown or
0.1M
change change Orange Orange Orange Orange- Orange red white change change change Honey to
FeCl3 in color in color Yellow complex gelatinous in color in color in color Maple
ppt Syrup

1 drop
0.1M
With
BaCl2 White White No
evolution
+ 2M ppt ppt reaction of gas
HNO3
(2drops)

1 drop
0.1M No Rusty
FeSO4 reaction Complex

1 drop Colorless
of with
conc’d evolution
H2SO4 of gas