andie Posted January 7, 2007 Share 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!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encipher Posted January 7, 2007 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andie Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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