Question

(A) Give the balanced equation for the following reaction

(b) Silver nitrate solution and Sodium chloride solution

Answer 1

When Silver nitrate (AgNO₃) reacts with Sodium chloride, a double displacement happens where Ag and Na will replace each other and forms a white precipitate of Silver chloride (AgCl) and Sodium nitrate (NaNO₃)will form.

This is also an example of a double displacement reaction

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{AgNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to \mathrm{AgCl}\left(\mathrm{ppt}\right)\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{NaNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right) \\ (\mathrm{Silver}\mathrm{nitrate})(\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{chloride})(\mathrm{Silver}\mathrm{chloride})(\mathrm{Sodium}\mathrm{nitrate}) \end{gathered}$$