BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    Addition of \[SnC{{l}_{2}}\]to \[\text{HgC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\] gives precipitate:

    A)  white turning to red

    B)  white turning to grey

    C)  black turning to white

    D)  none of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Stannous chloride \[(SnC{{l}_{2}})\] is a good reducing agent. It reduces\[\text{HgC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\]into Hg (grey precipitate), in two steps. \[SnC{{l}_{2}}+2HgC{{l}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}SnC{{l}_{4}}+\underset{\text{white}}{\mathop{HgC{{l}_{2}}}}\,\downarrow \] \[SnC{{l}_{2}}+H{{g}_{2}}C{{l}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}SnC{{l}_{4}}+\underset{\text{grey}}{\mathop{2Hgk}}\,\downarrow \]


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