Chemistry

Assertion (A): Few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a solution of iron sulphide, a colourless gas is formed with a rotten egg odour.

Reason (R): The gas formed does not turn moist lead acetate paper silvery black.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.

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Answer

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Reason — When you add dilute acid like HCl to zinc sulphide (ZnS), a colourless H2S gas is formed with the a rotten egg odour. Hence, the assertion (A) is true.
Hydrogen sulphide gas (H2S) does react with moist lead acetate paper. It turns the paper silvery black (or brownish-black) due to the formation of lead sulphide (PbS). Hence, reason (R) is false.

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