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JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3qa012

Which of the following statements about the borax bead test are correct?

  1. AA bead of is green when hot and blue when cold in the oxidising flame.
  2. B gives a green bead in both the oxidising and the reducing flames.
  3. C gives an amethyst bead in the oxidising flame that becomes colourless in the reducing flame.
  4. D gives a bottle-green bead in the oxidising flame and a yellow bead in the reducing flame.

Answer: A, B, C

Statement 1 is correct: is green hot and blue cold. Statement 2 is correct: chromium(III) metaborate is green in both flames. Statement 3 is correct: manganese(III) metaborate is amethyst and is reduced to colourless manganese(II) metaborate. Statement 4 reverses the real colours: iron is yellow-brown in the oxidising and bottle green in the reducing flame.
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