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White curdy precipitate is formed when Silver nitrate is added to a salt solution.

(a) Which salt can be identified by using this experiment?

(b) Which is the precipitate formed?

(c) What will happen if a few drops of Ammonium hydroxide solution are added to this precipitate?

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(a) Sodium chloride

(b) White curdy precipitate of silver chloride (AgCl) is formed.

(c) It forms a soluble complex called [Ag(NH3)2] Cl / Diammine silver (II) Chloride.

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