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Why conc. nitric acid is added to Lassaigne’s filtrate before detecting halogens?

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as to decompose Na2S and NaCN
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as to decompose NaCN and Na2O
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as to decompose NaCl and NaBr
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as to decompose NaBr and NaI

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Before detecting halogens; conc. HNO3 is added to Lassaigne’s filtrate to decompose NaOH and Na2S.HNO3+NaCN→NaNO3+HCN2HNO3+Na2S→2NaNO3+H2S

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