Talk:Inorganic Chemistry/Qualitative Analysis/Tests for anions

Can i clarify the purpose of this page, since many of the existing topics appear to be trying to teach elementary chemistry, specifically the section on fluoride ions. Therefore is this page intended to serve as a reference for the analytical minded, or is it intended to teach the elementary principles behind each test, as i sense that could take a very long time --Varnis (talk) 21:47, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

to the lay man
if you compare barium sulpahte and silver chloride look the same, likewise lots of people would not be sure if silver chloride is the only white precipitate that exists. for example barium suplahte and calcium sulphate look very similar in a test tube with liquid.