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Aqueous silver nitrate is added to potassium bromide solution acidified with dilute nitric acid. The precipitate is:

Ablack, insoluble in ammonia
Bbright yellow, insoluble in concentrated aqueous ammonia
Cpale yellow, only sparingly soluble in aqueous ammonia
Dwhite, readily soluble in dilute aqueous ammonia

Answer: C

Ag X^{+} + Br X^{-} AgBr

, a pale yellow solid that dissolves only sparingly in aqueous ammonia. White readily soluble describes

AgCl

and bright yellow insoluble describes

AgI

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