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Give a chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds :
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Calcium nitrate solution and zinc nitrate solution.
Solution:  
Add NaOH\mathrm{NaOH} solution to both the solutions. White ppt. observed with Zn(NO3)2\mathrm{Zn}(\mathrm{NO}_3)_2 solution which is soluble in excess of NaOH\mathrm{NaOH}. Whereas white ppt. observed with Ca(NO3)2\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{NO}_3)_2 which is sparingly soluble in water.
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