JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3sb101
A white salt X gives an apple green flame. On strong heating it gives a brown gas and a gas that rekindles a glowing splint, leaving a white residue that dissolves in water to give a strongly alkaline clear solution. Excess dilute sulphuric acid added to a solution of 2.61 g of X gives a white precipitate insoluble in dilute HCl. Using Ba 137, N 14, S 32, O 16, the mass of this precipitate is
A2.61 g
B1.17 g
C4.66 g
D2.33 g
Answer: D
The green flame, NO2 with O2 and a soluble basic oxide residue point to Ba(NOX3)X2 (M = 261): 2Ba(NOX3)X22BaO+4NOX2+OX2, and BaO gives clear Ba(OH)X2. Moles of X =2.61/261=0.0100. Ba(NOX3)X2+HX2SOX4BaSOX4+2HNOX3, so BaSO4 (M = 233) mass is 0.0100×233=2.33 g.