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When phosphate radical with ammonium mol...

When phosphate radical with ammonium molybdate, the colour of precipitate obtained as

A

Violet

B

Pink

C

Canary yellow

D

Green

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The correct Answer is:
C
Phosphates give canary yellow precipitate with ammonium molybdate in the presence of conc. `HNO_(3)`
`H_(3)PO_(4) + 12(NH_(4))_(2)MoO_(4) + 21HNO_(3) to underset("(canary yellow ppt.)")underset("Ammonium phosphomolybdate")((NH_(4))_(3)PO_(4).12MoO_(3)) + 21NH_(4)NO_(3) + 12H_(2)O`
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