AIIMS2004Chemistryd and f Block Elements
The compound insoluble in water is
Options
- Amercurous nitrate
- Bmercuric nitrate
- Cmercurous chloride
- Dmercurous perchlorate.
Correct answer
C. mercurous chloride
Step-by-step solution
According to "solubility rule" following compounds are soluble in water: (i) All common group IA and NH ₄⁺ compounds. (ii) All common NO ₃⁻ (nitrate), CH ₃ COO ⁻ (acetate), ClO ₄⁻ (perchlorate) compounds (iii) All common Cl ⁻, Br ⁻, I ⁻ compounds, except those of Ag ⁺, Pb ²⁺, Cu ⁺ and Hg ₂²⁺ (mercurous) (iv) All common SO ₄ ²⁻ (sulphate) compounds, except those of Ca ²⁺, Sr ²⁺, Ba ²⁺ and Pb ²⁺ .