Q11 / 90 · JEE Main 2021 (27 Aug Shift 1) · Chemistry

Acidic ferric chloride solution on treatment with excess of potassium ferrocyanide gives a Prussian blue coloured colloidal species. It is:

  • A
    HFeFe(CN)6
  • B
    K5FeFe(CN)62
  • C
    Fe4Fe(CN)63
  • Correct answer
    D
    KFeFe(CN)6

Solution

If we add ferric chloride over potassium ferrocyanide, it forms a white precipitate that will become blue. The reaction is

FeCl3+K4Fe(CN)6⟶KFeFe(CN)6+3KCl

Being small quantity of ferric chloride, not all potassium is displaced.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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