Why must the sodium hydroxide be neutralized before adding silver nitrate solution
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To prevents unreacted hydroxide ions reacting with the silver ions to give a confusing precipitate. Then silver nitrate solution is added.
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The silver nitrate test is sensitive enough to detect fairly small concentrations of halide ions. The mixture is acidified by adding dilute nitric acid. This prevents unreacted hydroxide ions reacting with the silver ions to give a confusing precipitate. Then silver nitrate solution is added.
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