A white sodium salt dissolves readily in water to give a solution which is neutral to litmus. When silver…

A white sodium salt dissolves readily in water to give a solution which is neutral to litmus. When silver nitrate solution is added to the solution, a white precipitate is obtained which does not dissolve in dil. $\mathrm{HNO}_{3} .$ The anion could be
  1. $\mathrm{CO}_{3}^{2-}$
  2. $\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$
  3. $\mathrm{SO}_{4}^{2-}$
  4. $\mathrm{S}^{2-}$

Solution

$\mathrm{NaCl}$ is a salt of strong acid and strong base hence on dissolution will give neutral solution. $\mathrm{NaCl}+\mathrm{AgNO}_{3} \longrightarrow \mathrm{AgCl} \downarrow+\mathrm{HNO}_{3}$ /

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