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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 31. Practical Chemistry

The green colour produced in the borax bead test of a chromium(III) salt is due to -

  1. A CrBO23
  2. B CrB
  3. C Cr2B4O73
  4. D Cr2O3
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(A) CrBO23

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Borax bead test
\(Na _2 B_4 O _7 \cdot 10 H _2 O \xrightarrow{\Delta} \underset{C r\left(B O_2\right)_3}{ Na _2 B_4 O _7} \xrightarrow{\Delta} NaBO _2\) \(+~ B _2 O _3\)
\(Cr _2 O _3+ B _2 O _3 \xrightarrow{\Delta}_{\text {Green coloured }}\)
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