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JEE Main 2023Practical Chemistry Question with Solution

JEE Main 2023 (13 Apr Shift 2)

Question

In the wet tests for detection of various cations by precipitation, Ba2+ cations are detected by obtaining precipitate of

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Correct answer
BBaCO3

Step-by-step explanation

Ba2+ belongs to Vth Group and hence they are precipitated with CO32- to give ppt of BaCO3. In Wet tests for cations, (NH4)2CO3 is used as a group reagent for fifth group cations(Ba2+,Ca2+,Sr2+).

Ba2++(NH4)2CO3BaCO3+NH4

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