Chemistry · Practical Inorganic chemistry (Qualitative Analysis)

JEE Advanced 2023 — Paper 1 — Question 34

In the scheme given below, X\mathbf{X} and Y\mathbf{Y}, respectively, are

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  1. Option A:

    CrO42−\mathrm{CrO}_{4}^{2-} and Br2\mathrm{Br}_{2}

  2. Option B:

    MnO42−\mathrm{MnO}_{4}^{2-} and Cl2\mathrm{Cl}_{2}

  3. Option C:

    MnO4−\mathrm{MnO}_{4}^{-}and Cl2\mathrm{Cl}_{2}

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    MnSO4\mathrm{MnSO}_{4} and HOCl

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

Mn(OH)2(P)→aq2⋅H2SO4PbO2 (excess) HMnO4 (x) \underset{(\mathbf{P})}{\mathrm{Mn}(\mathrm{OH})_{2}} \xrightarrow[\mathrm{aq}_{2} \cdot \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}]{\mathrm{PbO}_{2} \text { (excess) }} \underset{\text { (x) }}{\mathrm{HMnO}_{4}} (purple) (P^{(\mathrm{P}} ) NaCl(Q)→ conc. H2SO2( warm )MnO(OH4Cl2 (Y) \underset{(\mathbf{Q})}{\mathrm{NaCl}} \xrightarrow[\substack{\text { conc. } \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{2} (\text { warm })}]{\mathrm{MnO}\left(\mathrm{OH}_{4}\right.} \underset{\text { (Y) }}{\mathrm{Cl}_{2}} Cl2+KI−\mathrm{Cl}_{2}+\mathrm{KI}- Starch ⟶\longrightarrow Blue colouration

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2023
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Practical Inorganic chemistry (Qualitative Analysis)
Topic
Identification of Anions