COMEDK2020ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals
During the extraction of gold the following reactions take place aligned & Au + CN ⁻+ H ₂ O O 2 [X] & [X]+ Zn [Y]+ Au aligned X and Y are respectively
Options
- A[ Au ( CN )₂ ]⁻ and [ Zn ( CN )₄ ]²⁻
- B[ Au ( CN )₄ ]³⁻ and [ Zn ( CN )₄ ]²⁻
- C[ Au ( CN )₄ ]²⁻ and [ Zn ( CN )₄ ]²⁻
- D[ Au ( CN )₂ ]⁻ and [ Zn ( CN )₆ ]⁴⁻
Correct answer
A. [ Au ( CN )₂ ]⁻ and [ Zn ( CN )₄ ]²⁻
Step-by-step solution
During the extraction of gold, following reactions 2 [ Au ( CN )₂ ]⁻+ Zs (s) [ Zn ( CN )₄ ]²⁻(u q)+2 Au ( s )(X) ( ) Pure gold One chlorine molecule contains 2 chlorine atoms and one HCl molecule contains l chlorine atom.