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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 8.3. Organic chemistry purification and characterization

Choose the correct tests with respective observations.
(A) \(\mathrm{CuSO}_4\) (acidified with acetic acid) \(+ \mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \rightarrow\) Chocolate brown precipitate.
(B) \(\mathrm{FeCl}_3+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \rightarrow\) Prussian blue precipitate.
(C) \(\mathrm{ZnCl}_2+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right]\), neutralised with \(\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{OH}\) \(\rightarrow\) White or bluish white precipitate.
(D) \(\mathrm{MgCl}_2+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \rightarrow\) Blue precipitate.
(E) \(\mathrm{BaCl}_2+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right]\), neutralised with NaOH \(\rightarrow\) White precipitate.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A A, D and E only
  2. B B, D and E only
  3. C A, B and C only
  4. D C, D and E only
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(C) A, B and C only

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\(2 \mathrm{CuSO}_4+\mathrm{K}_4\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right] \xrightarrow{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}}\underset{\text{(Chocolate brown ppt.)}}{\mathrm{Cu}_2\left[\mathrm{Fe}(\mathrm{CN})_6\right]+2 \mathrm{~K}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4}\)…
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