If unknown solution given is coloured eg blue solution / green solution, and a ppt is formed on adding silver chloride or barium nitrate, make sure you allow the mixture to stand for a few minutes and observed the precipitate that settles down to the bottom of the test tube.
The white ppt would become very obvious to you.
Add a little NaOH / NH3(aq), observe for formation of precipitate, then add excess to see if precipitate is soluble.
Precipitate is due to formation of metal hydroxide