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Why is sodium carbonate extract acidified before perfoming the confirmatory tests for anions? |
| Answer» sodium carbonate extract in addition to the sodium salts of anions contain carbonate also. On heating with the test reagent carbonates of certain metals precipitate which interere in te detection of acid redicals. Because of this, `Na_(2)CO_(3)` is decomosed by adding HCl, `HNO_(3),H_(2)SO_(4),` depending upon the nature of test. | |