Chemistry · d and f Block Elements

JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Morning Shift — Question 58

Correct statements from the following are

A. Potassium dichromate is an oxidising agent and it oxidises FeSO4\mathrm{FeSO}_{4} to Fe2(SO4)3\mathrm{Fe}_{2}\left(\mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)_{3} in acidic medium.

B. Sodium dichromate can be used as primary standard in volumetric estimation.

C. CrO42−\mathrm{CrO}_{4}^{2-} and Cr2O72−\mathrm{Cr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{7}^{2-} are interconvertible in aqueous solution by varying the pH of the solution.

D. Cr−O−Cr\mathrm{Cr}-\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{Cr} bond angle in Cr2O72−\mathrm{Cr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{7}^{2-} is 126∘126^{\circ}.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Option A:

    A, B and C only

  2. Option B:

    A, C and D only

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    A and C only

  4. Option D:

    B and D only

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

(A) MnO4−+Fe2++H+⟶Fe3++Mn2++H2O\mathrm{MnO_4^-} + \mathrm{Fe^{2+}} + \mathrm{H^+} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Fe^{3+}} + \mathrm{Mn^{2+}} + \mathrm{H_2O}

(B) Na2Cr2O7\mathrm{Na_2Cr_2O_7} generally not used as a primary standard in volumetric analysis because it is deliquescent.

(C) In acidic medium Cr2O72−\mathrm{Cr_2O_7^{2-}} exists and it gets converted into CrO42−\mathrm{CrO_4^{2-}} in basic medium.

2CrO42−+2H+⟶Cr2O72−+H2O2\mathrm{CrO_4^{2-}} + 2\mathrm{H^+} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Cr_2O_7^{2-}} + \mathrm{H_2O}

Cr2O72−+2OH−⟶2CrO42−+H2O\mathrm{Cr_2O_7^{2-}} + 2\mathrm{OH^-} \longrightarrow 2\mathrm{CrO_4^{2-}} + \mathrm{H_2O}

(D) K2Cr2O7\mathrm{K_2Cr_2O_7} is a good oxidising agent and bond angle of Cr−O−Cr\mathrm{Cr-O-Cr} bond in Cr2O72−\mathrm{Cr_2O_7^{2-}} is 126∘126^\circ.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
d and f Block Elements
Topic
Compounds of Chromium
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