Chemistry · Practical Inorganic chemistry (Qualitative Analysis)

JEE Main 2025 — 2 April, Morning Shift — Question 14

Choose the correct tests with respective observations.

(A) CuSO4\mathrm{CuSO}_{4} (acidified with acetic acid) + K4[Fe(CN)6]→\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \rightarrow Chocolate brown precipitate.

(B) FeCl3+K4[Fe(CN)6]→\mathrm{FeCl}_{3}+\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \rightarrow Prussian blue precipitate.

(C) ZnCl2+K4[Fe(CN)6]\mathrm{ZnCl}_{2}+\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right], neutralised with NH4OH\mathrm{NH}_{4} \mathrm{OH} →\rightarrow White or bluish white precipitate.

(D) MgCl2+K4[Fe(CN)6]→\mathrm{MgCl}_{2}+\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \rightarrow Blue precipitate.

(E) BaCl2+K4[Fe(CN)6]\mathrm{BaCl}_{2}+\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right], neutralised with NaOH→\mathrm{NaOH} \rightarrow White precipitate.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Option A:

    A, D and E only

  2. Option B:

    B, D and E only

  3. Option C:

    C, D and E only

  4. Option D:

    A, B and C only

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

Cu2++K4[Fe(CN)6]⟶Cu2[Fe(CN)6]↓ Chocolate Brown ppt \mathrm{Cu}^{2+}+\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \longrightarrow \underset{\substack{ \text { Chocolate Brown ppt }}}{\mathrm{Cu}_{2}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \downarrow}

Fe3++K4[Fe(CN)6]→Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 Prussian blue ppt \mathrm{Fe}^{3+}+\mathrm{K}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \rightarrow \underset{\text { Prussian blue ppt }}{\mathrm{Fe}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right]_{3}}

Zn2++k4[Fe(CN)6]⟶K2Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2 White ppt \mathrm{Zn}^{2+}+\mathrm{k}_{4}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right] \longrightarrow \underset{\text { White ppt }}{\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{Zn}_{3}\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_{6}\right]_{2}}

A,B,CA, B, C are correct

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