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Published on: August 13, 2026
Consider the following statements.
Statement I Potassium dichromate on strongly heating decomposes to give oxygen.
Statement II Potassium dichromate on action with concentrated 
gas is evolved and chromyl chloride is obtained.
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.The correct form of Statement II is:
Potassium dichromate on action with concentrated HCl 
gas is evolved and chromic chloride is obtained. The reaction can be written as
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