A chemistry student trying to detect the metallic ion in a salt, makes a paste on a clean platinum wire loop of the salt with concentrated H C l . When he takes a small amount of this paste and keeps it in a non-luminous Bunsen flame, the c

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A chemistry student trying to detect the metallic ion in a salt, makes a paste on a clean platinum wire loop of the salt with concentrated H C l . When he takes a small amount of this paste and keeps it in a non-luminous Bunsen flame, the colour of the flame changes to grassy green. He should, therefore, conclude that the metal is

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Correct answer: A. Barium

′ B a ′ gives characteristic green flame in Bunsen burner.

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