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A mixture of , and is boiled with excess and and filtered. Which description is correct?

  1. AThe residue is brown ; the filtrate on boiling with gives yellow
  2. BThe residue is brown ; the yellow filtrate holds chromate and aluminate, and boiling it with precipitates white leaving a yellow solution
  3. CThe residue is green ; the filtrate is colourless aluminate
  4. DThe residue is white ; the filtrate is yellow from

Answer: B

Peroxide in alkali oxidises Cr(III) to yellow , and Al dissolves as . Fe(OH)3 is insoluble and remains as the brown residue. with boiling removes as , so only aluminium hydroxide reprecipitates and chromate stays dissolved.
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