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Is Silver Chloride Soluble In Water?


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Explanation:

Water does not dissolve silver chloride.

Silver chloride: Silver chloride has the formula AgCl and is a white crystalline chemical compound, Because silver chloride splits into silver and chlorine, silver chloride quickly turns purple in the test tube, especially in a sunny laboratory, when sodium chloride is added to a solution of silver nitrate, the result is a white precipitate of silver chloride.

  1. Water does not dissolve silver chloride, This is due to the fact that the energy released when the silver ions and chloride ions are hydrated (dissolved in water) is less than the energy required to hold them together as a salt.
  2. It is worth noting that polar solvents dissolve polar compounds better than non-polar solvents.
  3. At room temperature, silver chloride is a crystalline white solid.

Hence, Silver Chloride is not Soluble in water.


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