Formación de Precipitado | Reacción entre Nitrato de Plata y Cloruro de Sodio

Chemical Reactions: Formation of Precipitate

Introduction to the Experiment

• The experiment begins with 2 milliliters of sodium chloride (NaCl), which is highly soluble in water.

• The next step involves slowly adding 1 milliliter of silver nitrate (AgNO₃), also very soluble in water.

Observations and Chemical Reaction

• Upon adding silver nitrate, a precipitate forms, indicating a chemical reaction has occurred; this is identified as a double displacement reaction.

• Analyzing the reaction equation reveals an exchange of ions: sodium (Na⁺) bonds with nitrate (NO₃⁻), forming sodium nitrate, which remains soluble in water.