Question

$AgCl$ is soluble in:

• A. water
• B. ether
• C. sodium cyanide
• D. ethanol

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$AgCl$ is soluble, only in sodium cyanide, with which it form a complex, sodium argento-cyanide. $AgCl+2NaCN\to Na[Ag{(CN)}_2]+NaCl$