Question

Why do we boil the extract with conc. HNO3 in Lassaigne’s test for halogens?

Options :

  1. to increase the concentration of NO₃⁻ ions

  2. to increase the solubility product of AgCl

  3. it increases the precipitation of AgCl

  4. for the decomposition of Na₂S and NaCN formed

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for the decomposition of Na₂S and NaCN formed

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