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COMEDK · Chemistry · 9. Redox Reactions

The colour of \(\mathrm{CrO}_4^{2-}\) changes to \(\mathrm{Cr}_2 \mathrm{O}_7^{2-}\) is

  1. A yellow to orange
  2. B orange to yellow
  3. C yellow to blue
  4. D orange to blue
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(A) yellow to orange

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The \(\mathrm{CrO}_{+}^{2-}\) (yellow) exist in acidic medium with \(\mathrm{pH}=6\) and changes to orange in basic medium as \(\mathrm{Cr}_2 \mathrm{O}_7^{2-}\) with \(\mathrm{pH}=8\).