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In the Laboratory
An Alternative Confirmatory Test for Silver Ion in Qualitative Analysis
Louis J. Kirschenbaum, Elmo Resende, and Ben Ruekberg
Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881

Edwin Li
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881


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November 2001
Vol. 78 No. 11
p. 1524

Abstract
The use of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to reduce aqueous diamminesilver(I) chloride is suggested as a means of reducing the hazardousness of reagents and waste in the confirmatory test for silver ion in the group I qualitative analysis scheme. This eliminates the use of nitric acid in the most widely used qualitative analysis scheme and is less problematic than other alternatives previously suggested.
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*  Citation
Kirschenbaum, Louis J.; Resende, Elmo; Li, Edwin; Ruekberg, Ben. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1524.
*  Keywords
Laboratory Instruction; Qualitative Analysis; Safety / Hazardous Materials; Silver
*  History
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