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  4. When phosphate radical react with ammonium molybdate, the colour of precipitate obtained is

Q. When phosphate radical react with ammonium molybdate, the colour of precipitate obtained is

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Solution:

Phosphates give canary yellow precipitate with ammonium molybdate in the presence of conc. HNO \begin{array}{l} H _{3} PO _{4}+12\left( NH _{4}\right)_{2} MoO _{4}+21 HNO _{3} \\ \rightarrow\left( NH _{4}\right)_{3} PO _{4} \cdot 12 MoO _{3}+21 NH _{4} NO _{3}+12 H _{2} O \end{array} ammonium phosphomolybdate (canary yellow ppt.)