Question

State True or False.

Silver ions react with $HCl$ to give white precipitate of silver chloride.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Chlorides on treatment with $AgN{O}_3$ solution gives a white curdy precipitate of $AgCl$ in insoluble in water and in dilute nitric acid but soluble in dilute ammonia solution due to the formation of soluble complex.

$C{l}^{-}+A{g}^{+}⟶AgCl\downarrow$

white curdy ppt

$AgCl\downarrow +2N{H}_3⟶\left[Ag\right(N{H}_3{)}_2]Cl$

soluble