NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryGeneral Principles and Processes of Isolation of MetalsPractice
From gold aurocyanide N a [ A u ( C N ) 2 ] , gold can be precipitate by adding powder of
Options
- AHg
- BAg
- CZn
- DNone of these
Correct answer
C. Zn
Step-by-step solution
This reaction occurs as follows 2 N a [ A u ( C N ) 2 ] + Z n → N a 2 [ Z n ( C N ) 4 ] + 2 A u As zinc is more reactive so it can easily displace gold.