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What can ethanedioate solution be used to test for?
« on: March 26, 2012, 12:26:48 PM »
What can ethanedioate solution be used to test for?

Such as any metal ions?

Also what can ethanedioate solution and HCl be used to test for?
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Re: What can ethanedioate solution be used to test for?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 07:17:15 PM »
Ethanedioate (or oxalate) can be a ligand and forms complex ions with transition metal ions.

HCl can be used to test for a metal because many metals will react with a strong acid.
ex: Mg + 2 HCl --> MgCl2 +H2
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