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In what condition do sodium chloride and silver nitrate react? Write the balanced chemical equation of that reaction?

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When silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride solution, sodium nitrate and a white precipitate of silver chloride is formed. This is an example of double displacement reaction. Following is the chemical equation for the reaction

AgNO3(aq)+NaCl(aq)→NaNO3(aq)+AgCl(s) ↓

All nitrates are soluble, hence silver nitrate is soluble; and all halides are soluble, EXCEPT for AgX,PbX2, and Hg2X2.

Thus silver nitrate is soluble, but silver chloride precipitates from solution as a curdy white solid.



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