JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Question Bank Critical Thinking Analytical

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    A red solid is insoluble in water. However it becomes soluble if some KI is added to water. Heating the red solid in a test tube results in liberation of some violet coloured fumes and droplets of a metal appear on the cooler parts of the test tube. The red solid is [AIEEE 2003]

    A) \[{{\left( N{{H}_{4}} \right)}_{2}}C{{r}_{2}}{{O}_{7}}\]

    B) \[Hg{{I}_{2}}\]

    C) \[HgO\]

    D) \[P{{b}_{3}}{{O}_{4}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\underset{\text{Red solid}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{Hg{{I}_{2}}+2K}}\,I\to {{K}_{2}}(Hg{{I}_{4}})\]soluble \[Hg{{I}_{2}}\to Hg+{{I}_{2}}\] violet foams.


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