Which of the following metal sulphide is soluble in hot and cone. ${HNO}_{3}$ as well as aq. KCN?

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${Ag}_{2} S$

$PbS$

$CuS$

$CdS$

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Copper sulphide is soluble in hot and concentrated nitric acid as well as aqeous potassium cyanide. Copper sulphide dissolves in nitric acid due to the formation of copper nitrate.

$3 CuS + 8 {HNO}_{3} \to 3 Cu {({NO}_{3})}_{2} + 2 NO + 3 S + 4 H_{2} O$

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