What do we get when sodium nitroprusside solution reacts with sodium sulphide?


The reaction of sodium nitroprusside with sodium sulphide gives a purple colour solution of sodium thio nitroprusside.

Sodium nitroprusside → Na2[Fe(CN)5NO]

Sodium sulphide + Sodium nitroprusside --> sodium thio nitroprusside

Na2S+  Na2[Fe(CN)5NO] → sodium thio nitroprusside (purple colour).

Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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