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Give a chemical test to distinguish between the Lead chloride and lead sulphide.

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by kratos
 
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Added MnO2 and cone. H2SO4 to the salt Lead Chloride and heat it.

A greenish **** yellow **** gas with punget odour is evolved which turns moist starch iodide paper blue *****.

Now add dil. H2SO4 to Lead sulphide and heat

Colourless gas with rotten egg smell is evolved. The gas evolved turns moist lead acetate paper silvery *****.

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