All common metal chlorides are soluble in water except those of:

lead, silver and mercury

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zinc, silver and mercury

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aluminium, iron and copper

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antimony, arsenic and cadmium

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Solution

The correct option is B lead, silver and mercury
All common metal chlorides are soluble in water except those of lead, silver and mercury. Thus, lead dichloride, silver chloride and mercuric chloride and mercurous chloride will form a precipitate whereas sodium chloride, potassium chloride etc are soluble in water.
$A g^{+} + C l^{-} \to A g C l ↓$

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