Why does a precipitate form when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride solution?
1 Answer
May 21, 2017
Formation of a precipitate is due to the INSOLUBILITY of the salt.
Explanation:
And for your scenario:
Silver chloride would precipitate as a curdy, white solid. Of course you would mix solutions of silver nitrate and sodium chloride to effect the so-called metathesis, namely soluble silver nitrate and sodium chloride.
