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A few drops of silver nitrate solution are added to a solution of a salt. If a pale yellow precipitate forms, which ion from the salt is most likely to be in the solution?
A few drops of silver nitrate solution are added to a solution of a salt. If a pale yellow precipitate forms, which ion from the salt is most likely to be in the solution?
Iodide ion 
Chloride ion 
Bromide ion 
Sulphate ion 
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The correct option is C Bromide ion
Silver displaces the cation from the salt to form a new compound. This compounds is pale yellow in colour and can be identified as silver bromide. Hence, the salt contains bromide ions.
Silver displaces the cation from the salt to form a new compound. This compounds is pale yellow in colour and can be identified as silver bromide. Hence, the salt contains bromide ions.
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