look this..............help me..........plz.....

A sodium salt of an unknown anion when treated with MgCl2 gives white precipitate only on boiling. This anion is..

a) SO42-
b) HCO3-
c) CO32-
d) NO3-

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tapanmast Vora ·

B

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tina Akbar kola ·

MgCl2 + 2NaHCO3 → mg(HCO3)22 + 2NaCl

Mg(HCO3)2 ------------------------> MgCO3 + H2O + CO2
heat (white precipitate)

So,.................

ans : b

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Sabitha Venkates ·

thnx.....tina & tapanmast for solving my problem..........

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Anuj ·

@tina, is the reaction given by u exothermic, if not, how can it breaak up i.e. how can the later reaction follow up???

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