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Grade 10Inorganic Chemistry

Pls tell me laboratory preparation method of microcosmic salt ?

Profile image of Ankit Mishra
8 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Ravleen Kaur
8 Years ago

Hello Student,

(NH4)^2HPo4 +NaCL----NH4NaHPO4 + NH4Cl
(microcosmic salt)

It is used as an essential ingredient of the microcosmic salt bead test for the identification of mettalic radical on the basis of the color they produce in oxidising or reducing flame in hot or cold condition.

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