Leaching of gold with dilute aqueous solution of NaCN in presence of oxygen gives complex [A], which on reaction with zinc forms the elemental gold an another complex [B], [A] and [B], respectively are:

Option 1 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>A</mi> <mi>u</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>Z</mi> <mi>n</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msub> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>O</mi> <mi>H</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 2 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>A</mi> <mi>u</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>Z</mi> <mi>n</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>O</mi> <mi>H</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 3 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>A</mi> <mi>u</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>Z</mi> <mi>n</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 4 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>A</mi> <mi>u</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> <mi>a</mi> <mi>n</mi> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>[</mo> <mrow> <mi>Z</mi> <mi>n</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>(</mo> <mrow> <mi>C</mi> <mi>N</mi> </mrow> <mo>)</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>6</mn> </mrow> </msub> </mrow> <mo>]</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> <mo>−</mo> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
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Detailed Solution:

Au + NaCN + O2 ® Na [Au (CN)2]

Z n + N a [ A u ( C N ) 2 ] N a 2 [ Z n ( C N ) 4 ] + A u

A i s [ A u ( C N ) 2 ] a n d B i s [ Z n ( C N ) 4 ] 2

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