Which of the following compounds will not give +ve chromyl chloride test?

Engineering

Chemistry

Dilute Hydrochloric Acid and Sulphuric Acid

Heating in Dry Test Tube

Distinction tests

Question

Which of the following compounds will not give +ve chromyl chloride test?

A

C₆H₅NH₂HCI

B

HgCI₂

C

CuCI₂

D

ZnCI₂

LiveFree JEE Main Previous Year Online Papers Live Free JEE Advance Previous Year Online Papers

JEE Advance

College PredictorLive

Know your College Admission Chances Based on your Rank/Percentile, Category and Home State.

Get your JEE Main Personalised Report with Top Predicted Colleges in JoSA

Only ionic compounds give positive chromyl chloride test and HgCl₂(mercuric chloride) is a covalent compound.
HgCl₂ does not produce chloride io ns. Therefore, HgCl₂ does nat give positive test for chromyl chloride.
Whereas, other compound CuCl₂,ZnCl₂ and C₆H₅NH₂HCl give Cl^–ions.
Option B is correct