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JEE Main 2 April 2025, Shift 1, Chemistry Q56

Question 56 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 6 of 25, Section A.

If equal volumes of AB2\mathrm{AB_2} and XY (both are salts) aqueous solutions are mixed, which of the following combination will give a precipitate of AY2\mathrm{AY_2} at 300 K ? (Given KspK_{sp} (at 300 K) for AY2=5.2×10−7\mathrm{AY_2}=5.2\times10^{-7})
  1. (1)2.0×10−22.0\times10^{-2} M AB2\mathrm{AB_2}, 2.0×10−22.0\times10^{-2} M XYOfficial answer
  2. (2)1.5×10−41.5\times10^{-4} M AB2\mathrm{AB_2}, 1.5×10−31.5\times10^{-3} M XY
  3. (3)2.0×10−42.0\times10^{-4} M AB2\mathrm{AB_2}, 0.8×10−30.8\times10^{-3} M XY
  4. (4)3.6×10−33.6\times10^{-3} M AB2\mathrm{AB_2}, 5.0×10−45.0\times10^{-4} M XY

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter
Equilibrium
Topic
Solubility Product
Idea tested
Precipitation Condition

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.