JEE Main 2024 Chemistry question

ChemistryPrinciples Related to Practical ChemistryJEE Main 2024

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:

Answer: (A)

Solution

AgBr is pale yellow and sparingly soluble in NH₄OH (AgCl is white and soluble, AgI is yellow and insoluble).

Question ID VK-012092