JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Liver of sulphur is a mixture of

(A)Potassium pentasulphide (A) and potassium thiousulphate (B)
(B)Potassium carbonate (C) and (B) above
(C)Potassium disulphide (D) and (B) above
(D)(B) and (D) aboveCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

"Liver of sulphur" (hepar sulphuris), traditionally made by fusing potassium carbonate with sulphur, is a mixture of potassium polysulphides together with potassium thiosulphate. Of the species defined in this question, the product is

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Question ID VK-159370