Which of the following hydrogen halides react(s) with (aq) to give a precipitate that dissolves in (aq)?
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IIT-JEE 2012 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 34
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Official answer: A, C, D
Precipitates. gives AgCl (white), AgBr (pale yellow) and AgI (yellow). AgF is soluble in water, so HF gives no precipitate.
Thiosulphate. Each silver halide precipitate dissolves in sodium thiosulphate by forming the complex (the basis of photographic fixing):
(A), (C), (D)