Qualitative Analysis: Salt Analysis JEE Main PYQs PDF, 2020–2026

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All 7 JEE Main 2026 Qualitative Analysis: Salt Analysis questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.

1. JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Basic Radicals (Cations)

   Among ${\mathrm{Fe}}^{{3+}},{\mathrm{Pb}}^{{2+}},{\mathrm{Cu}}^{{2+}}$ and ${\mathrm{Mn}}^{{2+}}$, identify the one that gets precipitated out while passing ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}{\ \mathrm{S}}$ in presence of ${\mathrm{NH}}_{4}{\mathrm{OH}}$ as group reagent. The highest possible oxidation state of the corresponding metal is

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2. JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Basic Radicals (Cations)

   A salt with few drops of conc. HCl gives apple green colour in flame test. The group precipitate of the salt is dissolved in acetic acid and treated with K${}_{2}$CrO${}_{4}$ to give yellow precipitate. When the sodium carbonate extract of the salt solution is heated with conc. HNO${}_{3}$ and ammonium molybdate, it resulted a canary yellow precipitate. The cation and anion present in the salt are respectively,

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3. JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Acid Radicals (Anions)

   Given below are two statements:

   Statement I : Griss-Ilosvay test is used for the detection of nitrite ion, which involves the use of sulphanilic acid and $\alpha$-naphthylamine reagent.

   Statement II : In the above test, sulphanilic acid is diazotized by the acidified nitrite ion, which on further coupling with $\alpha$-naphthylamine forms an azo-dye.

   In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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4. JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Basic Radicals (Cations)

   In the Group analysis of cations, ${\mathrm{Ba}}^{{2+}}$ & ${\mathrm{Ca}}^{{2+}}$ are precipitated respectively as

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5. JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 1 · Acid Radicals (Anions)

   Consider three metal chlorides ${\mathrm{x}},{\mathrm{y}}$ and z , where x is water soluble at room temperature, y is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature and z is soluble in hot water. ${\mathrm{x}},{\mathrm{y}}$ and z are respectively

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6. JEE Main 2026 · 21 Jan · Shift 1 · Basic Radicals (Cations)

   Consider the following reactions.

   $\underset{\text{ (Hot solution)}}{{\mathrm{PbCl}}_{2}}+{\mathrm{K}}_{2}{\mathrm{CrO}}_{4}\rightarrow A+2{\mathrm{KCl}}$

   $\begin{array}{cc} & {\mathrm{A}}+{\mathrm{NaOH}}\rightleftharpoons {\ \mathrm{B}}+{\mathrm{Na}}_{2}{\mathrm{CrO}}_{4} \\ & {\mathrm{PbSO}}_{4}+4{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{COONH}}_{4}\rightarrow {({\mathrm{NH}}_{4})}_{2}{\mathrm{SO}}_{4}+{\mathrm{X}}\end{array}$

   In the above reactions, ${\mathrm{A}},{\mathrm{B}}$ and X are respectively.

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7. JEE Main 2026 · 21 Jan · Shift 2 · Acid Radicals (Anions)

   On heating a mixture of common salt and $K_{2}Cr_{2}O_{7}$ in equal amount along with concentrated $H_{2}SO_{4}$ in a test tube, a gas is evolved. Formula of the gas evolved and oxidation state of the central metal atom in the gas respectively are:

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