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JEE Main 2025 Jan 28 Shift 2, Chemistry Q20: Group 16 Elements: The Oxygen Family

JEE Main2025Jan 28, Shift 2Chemistry
Q.

Identify the inorganic sulphides that are yellow in colour :

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A

    (A) and (C) only

  2. B

    (A), (D) and (E) only

  3. C

    (A) and (B) only

  4. D

    (D) and (E) only

Solution

(orpiment) is a well-known yellow sulphide. is also yellow. is black, is black. Pure is colourless when freshly prepared, but on standing it develops a yellow tinge due to polysulphide formation.

Yellow sulphides are , and , i.e., option (2).

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