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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 4. d and f- block elements

Potassium dichromate when heated with concentrated sulphuric acid and a soluble chloride, gives brown-red vapours of:

  1. A \(CrO3\)
  2. B \(CrCl_3\)
  3. C \(CrO_2Cl_2\)
  4. D \(Cr_2O_3\)
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(C) \(CrO_2Cl_2\)

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Solid potassium dichromate when heated with concentrated sulphuric acid and a soluble chloride gives orange red vapours of a volatile oily liquid \(Cr{O_2}C{l_2}\) \(K_2Cr_2O_7 + 4NaCl + 6H_2SO_4\) \(\longrightarrow\)…