A chloride salt on addition of alkali solution gives gas B which gives brown ppt. with Nessler's rea — Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Chemistry Question
Question
A chloride salt on addition of alkali solution gives gas B which gives brown ppt. with Nessler's reagent. What is A, B and C?
Answer: D
💡 Solution & Explanation
NH4Cl (A) + NaOH -> NH3 (B) + NaCl + H2O. NH3 reacts with Nessler's reagent to give a brown ppt of iodide of Millon's base, HgO.Hg(NH2)I (C).
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