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It is always advisable not to cover egg yolk or mustard with silver cutlery because

A

Silver reacts with water of egg yolk to form AgOH

B

Silver reacts with sulphur of egg yolk forming black `Ag_2S`

C

silver reacts with egg yolk forming `Ag_2SO_4` which is a poisonous substance.

D

Silver attracts UV light of the atmosphere, thereby spoiling the food.

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The correct Answer is:
b
Both egg yolk and mustard contain large quantity of sulphur (as its compounds) which react with Ag.
`2Ag+StoAg_2S` (Black colour).
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