andie Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 I am doing a first year chemistry pre-lab and I was wondering what the net ionic equation would be for : adding solid silver nitrate to aqueous hydrochloric acid. I know it produces solid silver chloride and aqueous nitric acid. Please Help!!!!
encipher Posted January 7, 2007 Posted January 7, 2007 The overall reaction is as follows: [ce]AgNO3_{(s)} + HCl_{(aq)} -> HNO3_{(aq)} + AgCl_{(s)}[/ce] Since HCl is a strong acid, and it dissociates readily in water, it needs to be broken into H+ and Cl-. Also, Since HNO3 is a strong acid and dissociates readily, the same should be done. You will then notice that H+ is both in the reactants and the products as an ion. Therefore it is a spectator ion and can be eliminated. The net ionic equation would then end up being: [ce]AgNO3_{(s)} + Cl^-_{(aq)} -> NO3^-_{(aq)} + AgCl_{(s)}[/ce] Hope this helps
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