Q.

Ammonium salts on heating with slaked lime liberates a colourless gas(X). Identify the correct statement for gas (X). 

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a

(X) turns red litmus blue and produces dense white fumes in contact with dilute HCl

b

(X) when passed through Nessler's reagent produces a brown colour precipitate

c

(X) turns filter paper moistened with mercurous nitrate black and gives intense blue coloured solution with CuSO4(aq)

d

All of the above

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Ammonium salts on heating with slaked lime liberates a colourless gas(NH3)

NH4Cl+Ca(OH)2CaCl2+H2O+NH3

Here gas X is NH3

NH3 is alkaline in nature hence turns red litmus blue NH3+HClNH4Cl giving white fumes 

2NH3+2HgNO3Hg3NH2)NO3+Hg2+NH4NO3CuSO4+4NH3Cu black NH34SO4                                 deep blue 

2K2HgI4+NH3+3KOHHgOHgNH2I(Brown)+7KI+2H2O

The correct option is D.

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