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Lassaigne’s test (with silver nitrate) i...

Lassaigne’s test (with silver nitrate) is commonly used to detect halogens such as chlorine, bromine and iodine but not useful to detect fluorine because the product AgF formed is

A

volatile

B

reactive

C

explosive

D

soluble

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The correct Answer is:
D
As AgF is soluble in Lassaighe.s solution (silver nitrate solution), it will not give any precipitate.
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