Question

A silver wire of 0.5 gram was first dissolved in nitric acid and then treated with hydrochloric acid, so that 0.6 gram AgCl was precipitated.
In another experiment 1 gram silver metal produce 1.32 gram silver chloride when heated with dry chlorine gas.

Illustrate the law of constant composition using this data

Please explain it properly ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

) 0.5 g of a silver wire was dissolved in concentrated nitric acid and the excess of hydrochloric acid was added to it. The precipitate of silver chloride was separated by filtration, washed, dried and then weighed. The weight of the residue was found to be 0.66 g.