JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2025 - 28th January Evening Shift - No. 16)
Identify the inorganic sulphides that are yellow in colour :
(A) $(NH_4)_2S$
(B) $PbS$
(C) $CuS$
(D) $As_2S_3$
(E) $As_2S_5$
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Explanation
We want to identify which among the listed sulfides are yellow in color:
$\mathbf{(NH_4)_2S}$
Ammonium sulfide is typically encountered as an aqueous solution that can be colorless to slightly yellowish in solution form. It is not known as a distinct “yellow sulfide” compound in the same sense as solid colored sulfides like orpiment (see below).
$\mathbf{PbS}$ (lead(II) sulfide)
$ \text{PbS} $ (Galena) is well-known to be black or grayish‐black in color.
$\mathbf{CuS}$ (copper(II) sulfide)
$ \text{CuS} $ is black (covellite).
$\mathbf{As_2S_3}$ (arsenic(III) sulfide)
$ \text{As}_2\text{S}_3 $ (orpiment) is characteristically yellow.
$\mathbf{As_2S_5}$ (arsenic(V) sulfide)
$ \text{As}_2\text{S}_5 $ is also typically a yellow sulfide.
Hence, among the options given,
$\mathbf{(D)}\;As_2S_3$ and
$\mathbf{(E)}\;As_2S_5$
are the two yellow inorganic sulfides.
Correct Choice
$ \boxed{\text{(D) and (E) only.}} $
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