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Cyanogen gas is obtained in the reaction.

A
CuSO4(aq)+KCN
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K4[Fe(CN)6]heat
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CH3CN+H2OΔ
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CH3CONH2+P2O5Δ
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Solution

The correct option is A CuSO4(aq)+KCN
Option (A) is correct.
Among the given options, only CuSO4(aq.) and KCN react to form an unstable copper (II) cyanide which rapidly decomposes to give copper (I) cyanide and cyanogen.
2CuSO4(aq)+4KCN2Cu(CN)2+2K2SO4
2Cu(CN)22CuCN+(CN)2cyanogen

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