Word Equation:
Silver nitrate + Sodium chloride → Silver chloride + Sodium nitrate
Symbol Equation:
AgNO₃(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO₃(aq)
Explanation:
* AgNO₃: Silver nitrate (aq - aqueous, meaning dissolved in water)
* NaCl: Sodium chloride (aq - aqueous)
* AgCl: Silver chloride (s - solid, forms a white precipitate)
* NaNO₃: Sodium nitrate (aq - aqueous)
This reaction is a double displacement reaction, where the positive and negative ions of the reactants switch places to form new products. In this case, the silver ions (Ag⁺) from silver nitrate combine with the chloride ions (Cl⁻) from sodium chloride to form insoluble silver chloride, which precipitates out of solution. The remaining sodium ions (Na⁺) and nitrate ions (NO₃⁻) form soluble sodium nitrate, which remains in solution.
