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Name the acid which on mixing with silver nitrate solution produces a white precipitate which is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide.

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Hydrochloric acid reacts with silver nitrate solution to form white precipitate of silver chloride.
The reaction occurs as:
AgNO3+NaClAgCl+NaNO3

This silver chloride is soluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide but are insoluble in dilute HNO3
The reaction occurs as:
AgCl+2NH4OHAg[NH3]+2Cl+2H2O

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