What is wrong with this procedure? According to Table 7-1, carbonate can be measured by a Volhard titration. Removal of the precipitate is required. To analyze an unknown solution of Na₂CO₃,Na2CO₃, I acidified the solution with freshly boiled and cooled HNO3 HNO₃ to give ~0.5 M HNO3. ~0.5 M HNO₃ Then I added excess standard AgNO3, AgNO₃ but no Ag₂CO₃ Ag₂CO₃ precipitate formed. What happened?

Table 7-1

TABLE 7-1 Applications of precipitation titrations Species analyzed Br-, I-, SCN-, CNO-, AsO43-, Br, I, SCN, CNO, ASO, CI, PO43-, CN, C2042-, CO32-, S2-, CrO42- CI, PO, CN, C0, cos, Cro BH4 BH Cl, Br, I-, SCN-, Fe(CN)64- Cl, Br, I, SCN, Fe(CN) Zn2+Zn+ SO42- SO Hg+ Hg22+1 PO43-, C2042-PO, C0 Notes Volhard Method Precipitate removal unnecessary Precipitate removal required Back titration of Ag+Ag left after reaction with BH4 BH4 18Ag8OH-8Ag(s)+H2B03- BH BH + 8Ag +80H 8Ag(s) + HBO3 + 5HO +5H201 Fajans Method Titration with Ag+, Ag. Detection with dyes such as fluorescein, dichlorofluorescein, eosin, bromophenol blue to produce K2Zn3[Fe(CN)612. K Zns [Fe(CN)6]2. Ba(OH)2 in 50 vol%50 vol% aqueous methanol using alizarin red Sas K4Fe(CN)6 Titration with K4Fe(CN)6 End-point detection with diphenylamine Titration with Ba(OH)2 indicator Titration with NaciNaCl to produce Hg2012. HgCl End point detected with bromophenol blue Pb(CH3CO2)2 to give Pb3(PO4)2 Titration with Pb(CH3CO2)2 PbC204 End point detected with dibromofluorescein (PO43-) (C2042-) (C0) Pb3(PO4)2 or PbC204. (PO), or fluorescein