In which of the following aqueous solutions would you expect AgCl to have the greatest solubility? Why?

A) 0.015M NaCl

B) 0.020M KCl

C) 0.020M BaCl₂

D) 0.020M AgNO₃

E) pure water

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Bailey Ward

12 September, 00:09

In which of the following aqueous solutions would you expect AgCl to have the greatest solubility? Why?

A) 0.015M NaCl

B) 0.020M KCl

C) 0.020M BaCl₂

D) 0.020M AgNO₃

E) pure water

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Aarav · Answer 1

E) pure water.

Explanation:

AgCl is a sparingly soluble salt in water which is dissociates according to the reaction:

AgCl ⇄ Ag⁺ + Cl⁻.

Adding NaCl, KCl, BaCl₂, and AgNO₃ will shift the equilibrium to the left according to Le Chatelier's principle that the presence of these salts will increase the concentration of Cl⁻ (NaCl, KCl, BaCl₂) or increase the concentration of Ag⁺ (AgNO₃), so the reaction is shifted towards the reactants side decreasing the solubility of AgCl.

So, the greatest solubility of AgCl will be in pure water.

In which of the following aqueous solutions would you expect AgCl to have the greatest solubility? Why?A) 0.015M NaClB) 0.020M KClC) 0.020M BaCl₂D) 0.020M AgNO₃E) pure water

In which of the following aqueous solutions would you expect AgCl to have the greatest solubility? Why?

A) 0.015M NaCl

B) 0.020M KCl

C) 0.020M BaCl₂

D) 0.020M AgNO₃

E) pure water