The gas turns lead acetate paper silvery black. It smells like a rotten egg. Guess the anion.

S^{2 -}

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S O_{4}^{2 -}

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N O_{3}^{2 -}

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C l^{-}

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Solution

The correct option is A $S^{2 -}$
The anion which turns lead acetate paper silvery black and smells like a rotten egg is sulphide ion.

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The gas turns lead acetate paper silvery black. It smells like a rotten egg. Guess the anion.

The correct option is A S2−The anion which turns lead acetate paper silvery black and smells like a rotten egg is sulphide ion.

The correct option is A $S^{2 -}$
The anion which turns lead acetate paper silvery black and smells like a rotten egg is sulphide ion.