Which of the following compound turns black on the addition of ammonium hydroxide?

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Which of the following compound turns black on the addition of ammonium hydroxide? (A) CuCl 2 (B) PbCl 2 (C) AgCl (D) Hg 2 Cl 2

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The black substance obtained is a mixture of mercury and mercuric amidochloride. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/bd800e3741f6ad28e97f7310e0ce8f36-.png" />

Q. Which of the following compound turns black on the addition of ammonium hydroxide?

$C u C l_{2}$

$P b C l_{2}$

$A g Cl$

$H g_{2} C l_{2}$

The black substance obtained is a mixture of mercury and mercuric amidochloride.

Q. Which of the following compound turns black on the addition of ammonium hydroxide?

CuCl2​

PbCl2​

AgCl

Hg2​Cl2​

The black substance obtained is a mixture of mercury and mercuric amidochloride.

$C u C l_{2}$

$P b C l_{2}$

$A g Cl$

$H g_{2} C l_{2}$