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IIT-JEE 2012 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 34

Which of the following hydrogen halides react(s) with AgNOX3\ce{AgNO3}(aq) to give a precipitate that dissolves in NaX2SX2OX3\ce{Na2S2O3}(aq)?

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Answer and worked solution

Official answer: A, C, D

Precipitates. AgNOX3\ce{AgNO3} 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 [Ag(SX2OX3)X2]X3−\ce{[Ag(S2O3)2]^{3-}} (the basis of photographic fixing):
AgX+2 SX2OX3X2−→[Ag(SX2OX3)X2]X3−+XX−.\ce{AgX + 2S2O3^{2-} -> [Ag(S2O3)2]^{3-} + X-}.

(A), (C), (D)