A reagent which gives brilliant red precipitate with Nickel ions in basic medium is
- dimethyl glyoxime
- sodium nitroprusside
- meta-dinitrobenzene
- neutral FeCl3
Answer
(1) dimethyl glyoxime
Solution
Ni2+ + 2 dmgH + 2NH3 [Ni(dmg)2] + 2NH4+ (bright red)
∵ dimethyl glyoxime forms a red square-planar chelate with Ni2+ in ammoniacal (basic) medium.
(2): sodium nitroprusside ⇒ violet colour with S2- ⇒ (2) is not a Ni2+ reagent
(3): m-dinitrobenzene ⇒ no red precipitate with Ni2+ ⇒ (3) is wrong
(4): neutral FeCl3 ⇒ test for phenols / acetate ⇒ (4) is wrong
Answer: (1)