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Describe how you can differentiate between Lead (II) ions and Calcium ions using Sodium chloride

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NaCl with Pb2+ it will form a white ppt due to formation of PbCl2 which is insoluble but with Ca2+ will not

john3 answered the question on November 9, 2017 at 09:13

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