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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

A metal nitrate gives black ppt. with KI and on adding excess of KI it gives orange colour. It is:

(A) Hg+2 (B) Bi+3

(C) Sn+2 (D) Pb+2

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Kamlesh Kumar
12 Years ago
Bi(NO3)3 + 3KI -----------------> BiI3 + 3KNO3
black
BiI3 + KI ---------------> K[BiI4]
orange hence answer is (B)

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