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Among $\mathrm{Fe}^{3+}, \mathrm{Pb}^{2+}, \mathrm{Cu}^{2+}$ and $\mathrm{Mn}^{2+}$, identify the one that gets precipitated out while passing $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~S}$ in presence of $\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}$ as group reagent. The highest possible oxidation state of the corresponding metal is

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A salt with few drops of conc. HCl gives apple green colour in flame test. The group precipitate of the salt is dissolved in acetic acid and treated with K$_2$CrO$_4$ to give yellow precipitate. When the sodium carbonate extract of the salt solution is heated with conc. HNO$_3$ and ammonium molybdate, it resulted a canary yellow precipitate. The cation and anion present in the salt are respectively,

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Griss-Ilosvay test is used for the detection of nitrite ion, which involves the use of sulphanilic acid and $\alpha$-naphthylamine reagent.

Statement II : In the above test, sulphanilic acid is diazotized by the acidified nitrite ion, which on further coupling with $\alpha$-naphthylamine forms an azo-dye.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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In the Group analysis of cations, $\mathrm{Ba}^{2+} $ & $\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}$ are precipitated respectively as

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Consider three metal chlorides $\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}$ and z , where x is water soluble at room temperature, y is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature and z is soluble in hot water. $\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}$ and z are respectively

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Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I (Reagent)LIST-II (Functional Group detected)
A. Sodium bicarbonate solutionI. double bond/unsaturation
B. Neutral ferric chlorideII. carboxylic acid
C. ceric ammonium nitrateIII. phenolic - OH
D. alkaline KMnO4IV. alcoholic - OH

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Which of the following compounds is least likely to give effervescence of $\mathrm{CO}_2$ in presence of aq. $\mathrm{NaHCO}_3 ?$

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Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Mohr's salt is composed of only three types of ions-ferrous, ammonium and sulfate.

Statement II : If the molar conductance at infinite dilution for ferrous, ammonium and sulfate ions are $x_1, x_2$ and $x_3 \mathrm{~S} \mathrm{~cm}^2 \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$, respectively then the molar conductance for Mohr's salt solution at infinite dilution would be given by $x_1+x_2+2 x_3$

In the light of the given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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When a salt is treated with sodium hydroxide solution it gives gas X . On passing gas X through reagent Y a brown coloured precipitate is formed. X and Y respectively, are

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Compounds that should not be used as primary standards in titrimetric analysis are :

A. $\mathrm{Na}_2 \mathrm{Cr}_2 \mathrm{O}_7$

B. Oxalic acid

C. NaOH

D. $\mathrm{FeSO}_4 \cdot 6 \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$

E. Sodium tetraborate

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Formation of $\mathrm{Na}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_5 \mathrm{NOS}\right]$, a purple coloured complex formed by addition of sodium nitroprusside in sodium carbonate extract of salt indicates the presence of :
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Choose the correct tests with respective observations.

(A) $\mathrm{CuSO}_4$ (acidified with acetic acid) $+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \rightarrow$ Chocolate brown precipitate.

(B) $\mathrm{FeCl}_3+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \rightarrow$ Prussian blue precipitate.

(C) $\mathrm{ZnCl}_2+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right]$, neutralised with $\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH} \rightarrow$ White or bluish white precipitate.

(D) $\mathrm{MgCl}_2+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \rightarrow$ Blue precipitate.

(E) $\mathrm{BaCl}_2+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right]$, neutralised with $\mathrm{NaOH} \rightarrow$ White precipitate.

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Identify the inorganic sulphides that are yellow in colour :

(A) $(NH_4)_2S$

(B) $PbS$

(C) $CuS$

(D) $As_2S_3$

(E) $As_2S_5$

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$$ \begin{aligned} &\text { Find the compound ' } \mathrm{A} \text { ' from the following reaction sequences. }\\ &\mathrm{A} \xrightarrow{\text { aqua-regia }} \mathrm{B} \xrightarrow[\text { (2) } \mathrm{AcOH}]{\text { (1) } \mathrm{KNO}_2 \mid \mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}} \text { yellow ppt } \end{aligned} $$

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Identify A, B and C in the given below reaction sequence

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Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : Nitrogen, sulphur, halogen and phosphorus present in an organic compound are detected by Lassaigne's Test.

Statement (II) : The elements present in the compound are converted from covalent form into ionic form by fusing the compound with Magnesium in Lassaigne's test.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Match List I with List II

LIST I
(Name of the test)
LIST II
(Reaction sequence involved) [M is metal]
A. Borax bead test I. $$\mathrm{MCO}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{MO} \xrightarrow[+\Delta]{\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{NO}_3\right)_2} \mathrm{CoO} \cdot \mathrm{MO}$$
B. Charcoal cavity test II. $$\mathrm{MCO}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{MCl}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{M}^{2+}$$
C. Cobalt nitrate test III. $$\mathrm{MSO}_4 \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\mathrm{Na}_2 \mathrm{~B}_4 \mathrm{O}_7} \mathrm{M}\left(\mathrm{BO}_2\right)_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{MBO}_2 \rightarrow \mathrm{M}$$
D. Flame test IV. $$\mathrm{MSO}_4 \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\mathrm{Na}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3} \mathrm{MCO}_3 \rightarrow \mathrm{MO} \rightarrow \mathrm{M}$$

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During the detection of acidic radical present in a salt, a student gets a pale yellow precipitate soluble with difficulty in $$\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}$$ solution when sodium carbonate extract was first acidified with dil. $$\mathrm{HNO}_3$$ and then $$\mathrm{AgNO}_3$$ solution was added. This indicates presence of :

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Match List I with List II

LIST I
(Precipitating reagent and conditions)
LIST II
(Cation)
A. $$
\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}
$$
I. $$\mathrm{Mn^{2+}}$$
B. $$
\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}+\mathrm{Na}_2 \mathrm{CO}_3
$$
II. $$\mathrm{Pb^{2+}}$$
C. $$
\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}+\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~S} \text { gas }
$$
III. $$\mathrm{Al^{3+}}$$
D. dilute $$\mathrm{HCl}$$ IV. $$\mathrm{Sr^{2+}}$$

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In the precipitation of the iron group (III) in qualitative analysis, ammonium chloride is added before adding ammonium hydroxide to :

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The compound that is white in color is

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Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : The gas liberated on warming a salt with dil $$\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$$, turns a piece of paper dipped in lead acetate into black, it is a confirmatory test for sulphide ion.

Statement (II) : In statement-I the colour of paper turns black because of formation of lead sulphite. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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Appearance of blood red colour, on treatment of the sodium fusion extract of an organic compound with $$\mathrm{FeSO}_4$$ in presence of concentrated $$\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$$ indicates the presence of element/s

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In the wet tests for detection of various cations by precipitation, $$\mathrm{Ba}^{2+}$$ cations are detected by obtaining precipitate of

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When a solution of mixture having two inorganic salts was treated with freshly prepared ferrous sulphate in acidic medium, a dark brown ring was formed whereas on treatment with neutral $$\mathrm{FeCl}_{3}$$, it gave deep red colour which disppeared on boiling and a brown red ppt was formed. The mixture contains :

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Formation of which complex, among the following, is not a confirmatory test of $$\mathrm{Pb}^{2+}$$ ions :

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In the wet tests for identification of various cations by precipitation, which transition element cation doesn't belong to group IV in qualitative inorganic analysis?

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Match List I with List II

List I
Elements
List II
Colour imparted to the flame
A. K I. Brick Red
B. Ca II. Violet
C. Sr III. Apple Green
D. Ba IV. Crimson Red

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Match the List-I with List-II :

List-I
Cations
List-II
Group reagents
A. $$\mathrm{Pb^{2+},Cu^{2+}}$$ i) $$\mathrm{H_2S}$$ gas in presence of dilute HCl
B. $$\mathrm{Al^{3+},Fe^{3+}}$$ ii) $$\mathrm{(NH_4)_2CO_3}$$ in presence of $$\mathrm{NH_4OH}$$
C. $$\mathrm{Co^{2+},Ni^{2+}}$$ iii) $$\mathrm{NH_4OH}$$ in presence of $$\mathrm{NH_4Cl}$$
D. $$\mathrm{Ba^{2+},Ca^{2+}}$$ iv) H2S in presence of NH4OH

Correct match is -

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A white precipitate was formed when BaCl2 was added to water extract of an inorganic salt. Further, a gas 'X' with characteristic odour was released when the formed white precipitate was dissolved in dilute HCl. The anion present in the inorganic salt is

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Match List I with List II.

List-I
(Anion)
List-II
(gas evolved on reaction with dil.H$$_2$$SO$$_2$$)
(A) CO$${_3^{2 - }}$$ I. Colourless gas which turns lead acetate paper black.
(B) S$$^{2 - }$$ II. Colourless gas which turns acidified potassium dichromate solution green.
(C) SO$${_3^{2 - }}$$ III. Brown fumes which turns acidified KI solution containing starch blue.
(D) NO$${_2^ - }$$ IV. Colourless gas evolved with brisk effervescence, which turns lime water milky.

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During halogen test, sodium fusion extract is boiled with concentrated HNO3 to

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In the flame test of a mixture of salts, a green flame with blue centre was observed. Which one of the following cations may be present?

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During the qualitative analysis of salt with cation y2+, addition of a reagent (X) to alkaline solution of the salt gives a bright red precipitate. The reagent (X) and the cation (y2+) present respectively are :

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Match List - I with List - II :

List - I
(Metal Ion)
List - II
(Group of Qualitative analysis)
(a) $$M{n^{2 + }}$$ (i) Group - III
(b) $$A{s^{3 + }}$$ (ii) Group - IIA
(c) $$C{u^{2 + }}$$ (iii) Group - IV
(d) $$A{l^{3 + }}$$ (iv) Group - IIB


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To an aqueous solution containing ions such as Al3+, Zn2+, Ca2+, Fe3+, Ni2+, Ba2+ and Cu2+ was added conc. HCl, followed by H2S.

The total number of cations precipitated during this reaction is/are :
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Cu2+ salt reacts with potassium iodide to give
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Given below are two statements :

Statement I : The identification of Ni2+ is carried out by dimethyl glyoxime in the presence of NH4OH.

Statement II : The dimethyl glyoxime is a bidentate neutral ligand.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Match the following :

Test/Method Reagent
(i) Lucas Test (a) C6H5SO2Cl/ aq. KOH
(ii) Dumas method (b) HNO3/ AgNO3
(iii) Kjeldahl’s method (c) CuO/CO2
(iv) Hinsberg test (d) Conc. HCl and ZnCl2
(e) H2SO4
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A solution of m-chloronailimne, m-chlorophenol and m-chlorobenzoic acid in ethyal acetate was extracted initially with a saturated solution of NaHCO3 to give fraction A. The left over organic phase was extracted with dilute NaoH solution tio give fraction B. The final organiic layer was labelled as fraction C. Fractions A,B and C, contain respectively :
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A solution containing a group-IV cation gives a precipitate on passing H2S. A solution of this precipitate in dil.HCl produces a white precipitate with NaOH solution and bluish-white precipitate with basic potassium ferrocyanide. The cation is :
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