Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry · Spec 2.40C-2.43C
Salt Preparation: Titration & Insoluble Salts
Making salts by titration and preparing insoluble salts by precipitation.
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Salt Preparation: Titration & Insoluble Salts
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Spec 2.40C-2.43C
What you need to know
- Make a soluble salt by titration
- Make an insoluble salt by precipitation
- Choose the right method for a given salt
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How do you make an insoluble salt?
By precipitation — mix two soluble salt solutions, then filter, wash and dry the precipitate.
How do you make a soluble salt from an acid and a soluble alkali?
Titrate to find the volumes that react, then repeat without indicator and crystallise the solution.
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