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Which of the following precipitates dissolves readily in dilute aqueous ammonia?

A $AgI$
B $Ag X_{2} S$
C $AgCl$
D $AgBr$

Answer: C

AgCl

dissolves in dilute

NH X_{3}

as

[Ag (NH X_{3}) X_{2}] X^{+}

.

AgBr

dissolves only sparingly in concentrated ammonia, and

AgI

and

Ag X_{2} S

do not dissolve.

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