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• PHARM 114

• INTRODUCTION This group includes those anions, the nitrite, nitrate, chlorate, and borate ions, which are not precipitated in the first four groups. This group is designated as the water-soluble group, since most of the common salts of these anions are soluble in water EXCEPT borate ion, where the salts are not readily soluble in water, and which may be completely precipitated as the metaborate. Please READ Chapter 21: Group V Cations (Qualitative Analysis by E.S Gilreath pp. 241-244) At the end of this activity, the student should be able to: 1. Identify and describe the principles involved in the separation and identification of Group V anions. 2. Understand chemical reactions involved in the analysis of Group V anions. 3. Appreciate the intricate process of qualitative analysis.