Making insoluble salts

2 marks · Normal

State the names of two solutions you could mix to make an insoluble salt of silver bromide.

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Silver nitrate solution and sodium bromide solution

Also accept: Silver nitrate and potassium bromide solution

Common mistakes: Stating insoluble salts as reactants

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Marking points

B1 · 1 mark · Names a soluble silver salt (e.g. silver nitrate solution).

B2 · 1 mark · Names a soluble bromide salt (e.g. sodium or potassium bromide solution).

Worked solution

Mix solutions of silver nitrate and sodium bromide to make insoluble silver bromide.