Question

Silver metal is added to a solution of lead(II) nitrate. What is the balanced chemical reaction

Answer 1

Answer: The balanced chemical equation is written below.

Explanation:

Balanced chemical equation is defined as the equation in which total number of individual atoms on the reactant side will be equal to the total number of individual atoms on the product side. These equations follow law of conservation of mass.

The balanced chemical equation for the reaction of silver metal and lead (II) nitrate follows:

$2Ag(s)+Pb(NO_3)_2(aq.)\rightarrow 2AgNO_3(aq.)+Pb(s)$

By Stoichiometry of the reaction:

2 moles of silver metal reacts with 1 mole of lead (II) nitrate to produce 2 moles of silver nitrate and 1 mole of lead metal

Hence, the balanced chemical equation is written above.

Answer 2

Answer:

When silver metal is reacted with the solution of lead nitrate at that time silver nitrate is formed along with lead metal.

Explanation:

The balanced equation of the given reactio is

Pb(NO3)2 + 2Ag= 2AgNO3+ Pb

In this reaction lead nitrate Pb(NO3)2 reacts with silver(Ag) to form a salt Silver nitrate(AgNO3)  along with lead metal(Pb).