Aqueous solutions of silver nitrate ( $"AgNO"_3$ ) and iron chloride ( $"FeCl"_3$ ) are mixed together. Which ion combines with the chloride ion to form a precipitate?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-20T18:44:59

The $"Ag"^+$ ion

Reacting aqueous silver nitrate with a halide ion is the test for halide ions. This is the ionic equation for the reaction:

$"Ag"^"+"("aq")+"Cl"^(-)("aq") rarr "AgCl"("s")$

Aqueous solutions of silver nitrate ("AgNO"_3"AgNO"_3) and iron chloride ("FeCl"_3"FeCl"_3) are mixed together. Which ion combines with the chloride ion to form a precipitate?