Question

Statement I : Stannous chloride is a powerful oxidising agent which oxidises mercuric chloride to mercury.
Statement II : Stannous chloride gives grey precipitate with mercuric chloride, but stannic chloride does not do so.

• A. Both statement I and II are correct.
• B. Both statement I and II are incorrect.
• C. Statement $I$ is correct but statement II is incorrect.
• D. Statement II is correct but statement $I$ is incorrect.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Here, statement-1 is false, because stannous chloride is a strong reducing agent and not strong oxidising agent. Stannous chlorides gives grey precipitate with mercuric chloride. Hence statement- 2 is true.