Question

Why does silver chloride dissolve in methyl amine?

Answer 1

Silver chloride dissolves in methylamine solution due to the formation of a soluble complex salt as shown below:

AgCl  +  2CH3NH2 → [Ag(CH3NH2)2]+Cl-

Answer 2

"Silver chloride" dissolves in methyl amine because of the formation of a coordination compound which is soluble in nature.

EXPLANATION:

Silver chloride dissolves in methyl amine because of the formation of a coordination compound which is soluble in nature. The complex formation results in the dissolution of silver chloride in methyl amine.

Methyl amine is a ligand. A ligand is ion or a molecule which forms a coordinate complex or it forms coordinate bond with silver ion. The equation for the reaction is:

$\bold{\mathrm{AgCl}(\text { insoluble })+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NH}_{2} \rightarrow\left[\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)\right] \mathrm{Cl}(\text { soluble }})$