A student performing this lab experiment receives his unknown solution, may contain ( SO4 2-, PO4 3-, Cl-, and NO3- ), and begins to conduct the following tests to identify the anions present
1) When the unknown solution was treated with Ba(NO3)2 and few drops of 5 M aqueous NH3, a white precipitate formed.
2) The white precipitate from 1 dissolves partially when few drops of 6 M HCl is added. Then no precipitate was formed when ammonium molybdate was added to the solution.
3) The resulting solution from step 1 was acidified with 6M HCl before the addition of aqueous silver nitrate which forms a white precipitate.
4) Another unknown solution was acidified with 6M H2SO4. No observation occurred after the addition of excess FeSO4 solution and conc. H2SO4.
Which anions were present in the student's unknown solution?
Select one or more:
SO4 2-
PO4 3-
Cl-
NO3-