Question

A solution of silver nitrate containing 170 g is mixed with sodium chloride solution containing 0 585 g when a white ppt. of silver chloride is formed along with sodium nitrate. If the mass of sodium nitrate formed is 0.85 g what is the mass of silver chloride formed

Answer 1

Answer:According to the law of conservation of mass, the mass of the products in a chemical reaction must equal the mass of the reactants

For the chemical reaction: AgNO  

3

​  

+NaCI→NaNO  

3

​  

+AgCI  

m  

reactants

​  

=m  

products

​  

 

m  

AgNO  

3

​  

 

​  

+m  

NaCl

​  

=m  

NaNO  

3

​  

 

​  

+m  

AgCl

​  

 

x+5.85=8.5+14.35

x=17.0 g

Explanation: