Vant Hoff's Equation and Effect of Temperature on Equilibrium Constant
A mixture con...
Question
A mixture contains NO−2 and SO2−3. On adding dilute H2SO4 and KI and then starch, blue colour appears. This is due to :
A
NO−2
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B
SO2−3
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C
both A and B
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is BNO−2 Nitrite reacts with sulphuric acid to form brown coloured nitrogen dioxide gas which turns paper saturated with starch and KI, blue. 2KI+2NO2→2KNO2+I2