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Two substances ‘A’ and ‘B’ are burnt in air separately. For ‘A’, ashes are collected and dissolved in water t…

Two substances ‘A’ and ‘B’ are burnt in air separately. For ‘A’, ashes are collected and dissolved in water to get solution ‘X’, while for ‘B’, fumes produced are passed through water to get solution ‘Y’. Both the solutions ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are then tested with pH paper.
  1. (a)If ‘X’ gives light blue colour and ‘Y’ gives orange colour to the pH paper, then write the nature and range of pH of ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
  2. (b)Which one of the two – A and B, is a metal ? Justify your answer.

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