JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry The s-Block Elements / s-ब्लॉक के तत्व Question Bank Alkaline Earth Metals

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    A sodium salt on treatment with \[MgC{{l}_{2}}\]gives white precipitate only on heating. The anion of the sodium salt is [IIT JEE Screening 2004]

    A) \[HCO_{3}^{-}\]

    B) \[CO_{3}^{2-}\]

    C) \[NO_{3}^{-}\]

    D) \[SO_{4}^{2-}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[MgC{{l}_{2}}+2NaHC{{O}_{3}}\to Mg{{(HC{{O}_{3}})}_{2}}(aq)+2NaCl\] \[Mg{{(HC{{O}_{3}})}_{2}}(aq)\xrightarrow{\Delta }\underset{\text{(White ppt}\text{.)}}{\mathop{MgC{{O}_{3}}}}\,\downarrow +{{H}_{2}}O+C{{O}_{2}}\uparrow \]


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