The addition of silver nitrate will favor the forward reaction which is the precipitation of AgCl.
The addition of HCl will favor the formation of free chloride ions.
The given reaction is exothermic.
<h3>What is the effect in equilibrium when free chloride ions are removed from the precipitation reaction of silver chloride?</h3>
A precipitation reaction is a reaction in which an insoluble compound is obtained when two solutions of salt are mixed together.
In the given precipitation reaction, the equilibrium equation is given as follows:
AgNO₃ (aq) ⇄ Ag⁺ (aq) + NO₃⁻ (aq)
Ag⁺ (aq) + Cl⁻ (aq) ⇄ AgCl
AgNO₃ (aq) + Cl⁻ (aq) ⇄ AgCl (s) + NO₃⁻ (aq)
From the equation above, the removal of the free chloride ions will favor the formation of the product, silver chloride, AgCl, and the dissociation of more AgNO₃ (aq).
The reaction is an endothermic reaction.
Now when HCl is added to the reaction, there are more the reaction will favor the dissociation of HCl to form free chloride ions as seen in the equation below:
HCl (aq) ⇄ H⁺ (aq) + Cl⁻ (aq)
The reaction is an exothermic reaction.
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