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Identify the inorganic sulphides that are yellow in colour: (A) (NH4)2S (B) PbS (C) CuS (D) As2S3 (E) As2S5 (a) (A) and…

Ionic Equilibrium · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

Identify the inorganic sulphides that are yellow in colour:

(A) (NH4)2S(\text{NH}_4)_2\text{S} \quad (B) PbS\text{PbS} \quad (C) CuS\text{CuS} \quad (D) As2S3\text{As}_2\text{S}_3 \quad (E) As2S5\text{As}_2\text{S}_5

(a) (A) and (C) only (b) (A), (D) and (E) only (c) (A) and (B) only (d) (D) and (E) only

Options
  1. a

    (A) and (C) only

  2. b

    (A), (D) and (E) only

  3. c

    (A) and (B) only

  4. d

    (D) and (E) only

Correct Answerb

(A), (D) and (E) only

Detailed Solution

Colours of inorganic sulphides:

| Sulphide | Colour | |---|---| | (NH4)2S(\text{NH}_4)_2\text{S} | Colourless to pale yellow | | PbS\text{PbS} | Black | | CuS\text{CuS} | Black | | As2S3\text{As}_2\text{S}_3 | Yellow | | As2S5\text{As}_2\text{S}_5 | Yellow |

Yellow sulphides: (A) (NH4)2S(\text{NH}_4)_2\text{S}, (D) As2S3\text{As}_2\text{S}_3, (E) As2S5\text{As}_2\text{S}_5

Answer: (b) (A), (D) and (E) only

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