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Question
State the effect of adding a small amount of : (a) sodium hydroxide (b) ammonium hydroxide followed by an excess in case to samples of the salt solutions.
Calcium nitrate [ small amount __________ in excess __________ ]
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Solution
Calcium nitrate :
a. with sodium hydroxide :
- \[\ce{Ca(NO3)2 ->[NaOH] Ca(OH)2 + NaNO3}\]
- White curdy ppt. is insoluble in excess of NaOH.
b. With ammonium hydroxide :
- \[\ce{Ca(NO3)2 ->[NH4OH] Ca(OH)2 + NH4NO3}\]
- No precipitation of Ca(OH)2 even in excess of ammonium hydroxide.
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