During the detection of acidic radical present in a salt, a student gets a pale yellow precipitate soluble with difficulty in NH4OH solution when sodium carbonate extract was first acidified with dil. HNO3 and then AgNO3 solution was added. This indicates presence of :
- I-
- CO32-
- Cl-
- Br-
Answer
(4) Br-
Solution
Br- + Ag+ AgBr (pale yellow), only partly (with difficulty) soluble in NH4OH
(A): AgI is yellow and insoluble in NH4OH ⇒ (A) is not the answer
(B): CO32- is removed as CO2 on acidifying with dil. HNO3 ⇒ no precipitate
(C): AgCl is white and readily soluble in NH4OH ⇒ (C) is not the answer
∴ pale yellow, sparingly soluble ⇒ Br-
Answer: (4)