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Question
From the list of the following salts choose the salt that most appropriately fits the
description is given in the following:
[AgCl, MgCl2, NaHSO4, PbCO3, ZnCO3, KNO3, Ca(NO3)2]
On heating, this salt gives a yellow residue when hot and white when cold
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Solution
On heating, this salt gives a yellow residue when hot and a white residue when cold = ZnCO3
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