Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Group 2

Group 2 — practice question

A mixture consists only of magnesium carbonate and barium carbonate. A sample of this mixture is dissolved in nitric acid, forming a solution. How can this solution be treated so that a magnesium compound and a separate barium compound are obtained?

  • AAdd HCl$(aq)$, filter off the solid barium chloride.
  • BAdd HCl$(aq)$, filter off the solid magnesium chloride.
  • CAdd $\text{H}_2\text{SO}_4(aq)$, filter off the solid barium sulfate.
  • DAdd $\text{H}_2\text{SO}_4(aq)$, filter off the solid magnesium sulfate.

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