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Which statements about are correct?

  1. A is a white precipitate that dissolves in excess as .
  2. B gives a bluish-white (white) precipitate.
  3. C in ammoniacal medium gives white which dissolves in dilute .
  4. DThe sulphide formed in ammoniacal medium is black.

Answer: A, B, C

is amphoteric. Hexacyanoferrate(II) gives a white to bluish-white precipitate. is white and, unlike and , dissolves in cold dilute HCl. It is not black, so D is false.
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