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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 31. Practical Chemistry

A colorless aqueous solution contains nitrates of two metals, X and Y. When it was added to an aqueous solution of NaCl, a white precipitate was formed. This precipitate was found to be partly soluble in hot water to give a residue P and a solution Q. The residue P was soluble in aq. NH3 and also in excess sodium thiosulfate. The hot solution Q gave a yellow precipitate with KI. The metals X and Y, respectively, are

  1. A Ag and Pb
  2. B Ag and Cd
  3. C Cd and Pb
  4. D Cd and Zn
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(A) Ag and Pb

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X=AgNO3,  Y=PbNO32
AgNO3X+NaClAgCl(P) +NaNO3
AgCl(s)(P)+2NH3AgNH32+SolubleCl
\(\underset{( P )}{ AgCl }+2 Na _2 S_2 O _3 \rightarrow Na _3[\underset{\text { Solubel }}{ Ag \left( S _2 O _3\right)_2}]\) \(+~NaCl\)
\(Pb \underset{( Y )}{\left( NO _3\right)_2}+2 NaCl \rightarrow \underset{\substack{\text {White ppt}( Q ) \\ \text {(Soluble in hot} \\ \text {water }}}{PbCl_2} \downarrow\) \(+~2 NaNO _3\)
PbCl2aq.Q+2KIPbI2Yellowppt+2KCl
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