An ammoniacal metal salt solution gives a brilliant red precipitate on addition of dimethylglyoxime. The metal ion is :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Dimethylglyoxime is the specific reagent for nickel: in an ammoniacal medium nickel(II) chelates two dimethylglyoxime units into an insoluble square-planar complex of a brilliant rosy-red colour. The metal ion giving this test is nickel(II).
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