Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Surfing For Agcl Is Soluble?
Laura asks…Why AgCl is soluble upon addition of concentrated ammonia?In lab you precipitated the insoluble salt AgCl to determine the number of moles of silver in your coordination compound. However AgCl is soluble upon addition of concentrated ammonia. Explain?Nancy answers:In the presence of concentrated ammonia, silver chloride forms a complex ion + (the diamminesilver(I) cation) and hence dissolves; soluble.Chris asks…How do you tell if a reactant and product are soluble in water?1.)
