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When a solution of salt (sodium chloride) in water is treated with a silver nitrate solution, a white precipitate forms immediately. Help ?
When a solution of salt (sodium chloride) in water is treated with a silver nitrate solution, a white precipitate forms immediately. When tetrachloromethane is shaken with aqueous silver nitrate, no such precipitate is produced. Explain these facts in terms of the types of bonds present in the two chlorides.
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- Roger the MoleLv 71 year agoFavorite Answer
NaCl is an ionic compound. When it dissolves in water chloride ions are released and so are available to react with silver ions.
CCl4 is a covalent compound which does not ionize in water, so there are no chloride ions to react with silver ions.
