Show with balanced equations what happens when the following are mixed:
Aqueous solution of potassium chromate and acid.
A
2CrO2−4+2H+⇌Cr2O2−7+H2O.
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B
2CrO2−4+10H+⇌Cr2O2−3+5H2O.
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C
2CrO2−4+6H+⇌Cr2O2−5+3H2O.
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C2CrO2−4+2H+⇌Cr2O2−7+H2O. Yellow-colored chromate changes to orange colored dichromate but chromium stays in +6 oxidation in both the compounds. 2CrO2−4+2H+→Cr2O2−7+H2O