Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the brown ring test for nitrate ions (NO₃⁻)?
1. A dark brown ring appears at the junction of two solutions.
2. The brown ring is formed due to the formation of a nitrosoferrous sulphate complex.
3. The brown complex has the formula [Fe(H₂O)₅(NO)]SO₄.
4. Heating a nitrate salt with concentrated H₂SO₄ produces light brown fumes.
| List-I (Anions) | List-II (Gas evolved on reaction with dil H2SO4) |
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| A. | \(\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\) | I. | Colourless gas that turns lead acetate paper black. |
| B. | \(\mathrm{S}^{2-}\) | II. | Colourless gas that turns acidified potassium dichromate solution green. |
| C. | \(\mathrm{SO}_3^{2-}\) | III. | Brown fumes that turn acidified \(\mathrm{KI}\) solution containing starch blue. |
| D. | \(\mathrm{NO}_2^{-}\) | IV. | Colourless gas evolved with brisk effervescence, which turns lime water milky. |