Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

A saturated suspension of AgCl(s) in water at 25\,°C is stirred while concentrated NH3_3(aq) is added dropwise. After equilibrium is re-established, what happens to the amount of solid present? a) The solid dissolves because Ag+^{+} forms a soluble complex with NH3_3. b) No change occurs because NH3_3 is too weak a ligand to disturb the AgCl equilibrium. c) More solid forms because NH3_3 supplies additional Cl−^{-} ions by generating NH4_4Cl. d) The solid dissolves initially but re-precipitates as Ag2_2O(s) once the solution becomes basic.

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