Black precipitate in the detection of sulphur with lead acetate and acetic acid is due to formation of:
A
Pb2S
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B
PbS
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C
PbS2
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D
PbSO4
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Solution
The correct option is BPbS Black precipitate in the detection of sulphur with lead acetate and acetic acid is due to the formation of PbS Pb(CH3COO)2+S2+CH3COOH−−−−−−−→PbS↓black+2CH3COO−