Transition and InnerTransition Elements - Result Question 14

####15. Sodium salt of an organic acid ’ X ’ produces effervescence with conc. H2SO4. ’ X ’ reacts with the acidified aqueous CaCl2 solution to give a white precipitate which decolourises acidic solution of KMnO4X ’ is (2017 Main)

(a) C6H5COONa

(b) HCOONa

(c) CH3COONa

(d) Na2C2O4

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Solution:

  1. The reaction takes place as follows

Na2C2O4(X)+H2SO4 (Conc.) Na2SO4+H2O+CO Effervescence +CO2 Na2C2O4+CaCl2CaC2O4+2NaCl 5CaC2O4+2KMnO4+8H2SO4K2SO4+5CaSO4  Purple  +2MnSO4+10CO2+8H2O  Colourless 



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