Over the centuries, Wally Rhinoceros has been doing fiendish
experiments in his lab coat and carved these original questions
into slabs of ice,
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Hard
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1. From the description, suggest identities for the compunds D, E & F
and explain the reactions involved:
(i) Powder D turned black when heated gently. The residue dissolved in dilute sulphuric acid
without effervescence. When ammonia solution was added, a pale blue precipitate formed,
which dissolved when further ammonia was added.
(ii) Dark crystals of E dissolve in water to a purple solution which is rendered colourless
by the addition of sodium thiosulphate.
(iii) Separate portions of an aqueous solution of F were used for three tests:
- Addition of barium chloride solution gave a white precipitate insoluble in
dilute hydrochloric acid.
- reaction with magnesium ribbon gave a flammable gas.
- A nichrome wire dipped into the solution gave a bright yellow colour in a flame.
Really Hard
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1. How would you synthesise chromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2)?
What precautions might you take? Is it likely to be a liquid or a solid at ordinary temperatures,
and what is its likely colour?
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