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ChemistryPrinciples Related to Practical ChemistryJEE Main

A chloride dissolves appreciably in cold water. When placed on a platinum wire in a Bunsen flame, no distinctive colour is noticed. Which one is the cation?

Answer: (A)

Solution

is appreciably soluble in cold water, and , having its valence electrons too tightly bound to be excited by flame energy, gives no flame colour, satisfying both conditions. and (B, D)

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