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An unknown inorganic salt S is treated with aqueous NaOH and...

An unknown inorganic salt S\mathrm{S} is treated with aqueous NaOH\mathrm{NaOH} and warmed, evolving a colourless gas G\mathrm{G}. Gas G\mathrm{G} produces a brown precipitate when passed through Nessler's reagent. An aqueous solution of salt S\mathrm{S} is treated with dilute HNO3\mathrm{HNO}_3 followed by AgNO3\mathrm{AgNO}_3 solution, yielding a curdy white precipitate that is completely soluble in an aqueous solution of gas G\mathrm{G}. The chemical identity of the unknown salt S\mathrm{S} is:

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  1. ANH4Cl\mathrm{NH}_4\mathrm{Cl}
  2. BNH4Br\mathrm{NH}_4\mathrm{Br}
  3. CNH4I\mathrm{NH}_4\mathrm{I}
  4. DNaCl\mathrm{NaCl}

Correct answer

A. NH4Cl\mathrm{NH}_4\mathrm{Cl}

Step-by-step solution

When salt S\mathrm{S} is treated with aqueous NaOH\mathrm{NaOH} and warmed, a colourless gas G\mathrm{G} is evolved which gives a brown precipitate with Nessler's reagent. This confirms that gas G\mathrm{G} is ammonia (NH3\mathrm{NH}_3) and the salt S\mathrm{S} contains the ammonium cation (NH4+\mathrm{NH}_4^+).

When the aqueous solution of salt S\mathrm{S} is treated with dilute HNO3\mathrm{HNO}_3 and AgNO3\mathrm{AgNO}_3, a curdy white precipitate is formed. This indicates the presence of chloride ions (Cl−\mathrm{Cl}^-), as silver chloride (AgCl\mathrm{AgCl}) is a curdy white precipitate.

The precipitate AgCl\mathrm{AgCl} is completely soluble in aqueous ammonia (aqueous solution of gas G\mathrm{G}) due to the formation of the soluble complex [Ag(NH3)2]Cl[\mathrm{Ag}(\mathrm{NH}_3)_2]\mathrm{Cl}.

Therefore, the unknown salt S\mathrm{S} is ammonium chloride (NH4Cl\mathrm{NH}_4\mathrm{Cl}).

Answer: NH4Cl\mathrm{NH}_4\mathrm{Cl}
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