An unknown alkyl halide is heated with aqueous silver nitrate. The formation of which color precipitate would specifically indicate the presence of an iodide ion?
Q1. An unknown alkyl halide is heated with aqueous silver nitrate. The formation of which color precipitate would specifically indicate the presence of an iodide ion?
Answer: Yellow precipitate
Explanation: Silver iodide (AgI) is a yellow precipitate. Silver chloride is tempting but it produces a white precipitate that is soluble in ammonia.