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Question: On shaking \(H_{2}O_{2}\) with acidified potassium dichromate and ether, ethereal layer becomes....

On shaking H2O2H_{2}O_{2} with acidified potassium dichromate and ether, ethereal layer becomes.

A

Green

B

Red

C

Blue

D

Black

Answer

Blue

Explanation

Solution

This is due to the formation of CrO5CrO_{5}.

K2Cr2O7+H2SO4+4H2O2K2SO4+2CrO5Blue+5H2OK_{2}Cr_{2}O_{7} + H_{2}SO_{4} + 4H_{2}O_{2} \rightarrow K_{2}SO_{4} + \underset{\text{Blue}}{2CrO_{5}} + 5H_{2}O