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Which of the following reagents is commonly used for the detection of sulphide ion

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1-nitroso-2-naphthol
Potassium ferricyanide
Disodium hydrogen phosphate
Sodium nitroprusside

Solution :The sulphide ION `S^(2-)` reacts with sodiumnitroprusside to GIVE a dark purple complex.
`S^(2-) +Na_(2)[FE(CN)_(5)NO] rarr underset("dark purple complex")(Na_(2)[Fe(CN)_(5)NOS]^(-))`


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