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Which of the following white precipitates dissolve in dilute acetic acid? (Select all that apply.)

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: A, C

Carbonate and phosphate are anions of weak acids and are protonated by acetic acid, so and dissolve. is insoluble in acetic acid (it needs a mineral acid), and is insoluble in dilute acids because sulphate is the anion of a strong acid.
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