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The Ellingham diagram for a number of me...

The Ellingham diagram for a number of metallic sulphides is shown below.

Formation of which of the sulphides is most spontaneous?

A

HgS

B

`Bi_2S_2`

C

`PbS`

D

`CS_2`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`PbS`
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