LIMIT TEST FOR SULPHATES AIM : To perform limit test for sulphates in the given sample. APPARATUS REQIURED : Nessler’s cylinder, beaker, pipette, measuring cylinder, glass rods. CHEMICALS REQUIRED : BaCl 2 solution, BaSO 4 reagent, dil. HCl, standard solution of potassium sulphate, distilled water, test sample, PRINCIPLE : This test is designed for the control of sulphate impurity in inorganic substances. It depends upon the precipitation of the sulphate with barium chloride in the presence of HCl and traces of barium sulphate. The turbidity obtained is compared with standard solution, which contains the known amount of sulphate ions under the same experimental conditions. SO 4 2- + BaCl 2 -------- Dil.HCl------- BaSO 4 + 2Cl - PROCEDURE : Preparation of BaSO 4 reagent: This reagent must be freely pr...