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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 31. Practical Chemistry

Upon treatment with ammoniacal  H 2 S , the metal ion that precipitates as a sulphide is

  1. A Fe III
  2. B Al III
  3. C Mg II
  4. D Zn II
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(D) Zn II

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Among Fe3+, Al3+, Mg2+ and Zn2+, only Zn2+ is precipitated with ammoniacal H2S as ZnS. The group III metal ions, in presence of NH4OH when H2S is bubbled through filtrate Ni2+, Co2+ and Zn2+ are precipitated as sulphides.
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