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A red solide is insoluble in water. However it becomes soluble if some KI is added to water. On heating the red solid in a test tube, there is liberation of some violet coloured fumes and droplets of a metal appear on the cooler parts of the test tube. The red solid is :A. `HgO`B. `Pb_(3)O_(4)`C. `(NH_(4))_(2) Cr_(2)O_(7)`D. `Hgl_(2)`

Answer» Correct Answer - D
The red solide is `Hgl_(2)`
`underset(("Red solide"))(Hgl_(2)) + 2 Kl rarr underset(("soluble"))(K_(2) [Hgl_(4)])`
`Hgl_(2) overset("heat")rarr underset(("Droplets"))(Hg(l)) + underset(("Violet fumes"))(I_(2)(g))`


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