Question

`If you had one test tube containing aqueous AgNO3 and another one containing NH4Cl, and you poured them together into a beaker, what would be the formula of the precipitate that forms?

Answer 1

AgCl

Step-by-step explanation:

The reaction is AgNO3 (aq) + NH4Cl --------->AgCl(s) + NH4NO3.

Silver chloride is an insoluble salt that will precipitate out of the reaction mixture. It can then the filtered off, washed and dried.