When solutions of silver nitrate and sodium chloride are mixed, a white precipitate forms. The ionic equation for the reaction is Ag+ (aq) + Cl → AgCl(s)
(i) (a) What is the name of the white precipitate?
     (b) Is it a soluble or insoluble compound?
(ii) Is the precipitation of silver chloride a redox reaction?

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Q(i) (a) The White precipitate formed is AgCl (Silver Chloride).
        (b) As this AgCl formed gets automatically gets separated from the solution (precipitation reaction). So, it is insoluble.
   (ii) Reaction Involved:
        AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq)  AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq)
       
        Now, in this case the ions of the compounds are being exchanged, there is no exchange of Hydrogen & Oxygen atoms in  this case. So, this reaction is not a Redox Reaction. Moreover, it is a Double-Displacement Reaction.

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A)SIVER CHLORIDE IS THE NAME OF THE WHITE PRECIPITATE
B)IT IS NOT SOLUBLE
C)IT IS A DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT REACTION OR PRECIPITATION REACTION
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A} IT IS SILVER CHLORIDE 
B} IT IS INSOLUBLE
C} IT IS NOT A ADDITION REACTION
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A)SIVER CHLORIDE IS THE NAME OF THE WHITE PRECIPITATE B)IT IS NOT SOLUBLE C)IT IS A DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT REACTION OR PRECIPITATION REACTION
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