Question #2304c

1 Answer
Feb 2, 2016

Do you mean is it wrong to write this reaction:

2NaCl(s)2Na+(aq)+2Cl(aq)

Explanation:

Of course it would depend on the context. For instance, I could take 116.88 g of salt, and dissolve it up in water, and THEN react this quantity with 1/2 a mole of AgNO3(aq). How much Cl would be left?

In general, we would try to simplify the coefficients.