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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - 7. Alcohol, phenol and ethers

The functional groups that are responsible for the ion-exchange property of cation and anion exchange resins, respectively, are :

  1. A \(- SO _{3} H\) ane \(- NH _{2}\)
  2. B \(- SO _{3} H\) and \(- COOH\)
  3. C \(- NH _{2}\) and  \(- COOH\)
  4. D \(- NH _{2}\) and \(- SO _{3} H\)
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Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(A) \(- SO _{3} H\) ane \(- NH _{2}\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

Cation exchanger contains \(- SO _{3} H\) or \(- COOH\) groups while anion exchanger contains basic groups like \(- NH _{2}\)