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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

Why Hydrogen Sulphide precipitates Zinc Chloride in neutral medium & not in acidic medium.

Profile image of GAGANDEEP SINGH
10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Umakant biswal
10 Years ago
@ gagandeep 
kindly see the below reaction 
zncl2 + hc = 2hcl + zns 
then its a double displacement reaction . 
as its a double displacement reaction , it cannot have suitable condition in acidic medium . 
so, it cannot happenin acidic medium . 
HOPE IT CLEARS YOUR DOUBT 
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