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A sample of fertilizer is suspected to be calcium ammonium nitrate. Describe chemical test for each of the following ions in the sample

      

A sample of fertilizer is suspected to be calcium ammonium nitrate. Describe chemical test for each of the following ions in the sample:
a) Calcium ions
b) Ammonium ions.

  

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John
a) When sodium sulphate solution is added to a solution containing calcium ions a white precipitate of insoluble calcium sulphate is formed

b) When a base such as calcium oxide is added to a solution containing ammonium ions and heated, a gas is produced which turns moist red litmus paper blue.
johnmulu answered the question on February 13, 2017 at 14:01


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