Answer:
Here's how I would explain it.
Explanation:
Think of it this way.
When you mix solutions of silver nitrate and sodium chloride, you get an immediate precipitate of silver chloride. The equation is
Ag⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) ⟶ AgCl(s)
Now, take some AgCl and stir it vigorously with water.
You won't see much happening, because the AgCl is has such a low solubility. Not much of it will go into solution. And yet, a small amount of it does dissolve until the solution is saturated.
The concentration of AgCl in the saturated solution is
about 0.000 01 mol·L⁻¹.
I hope you will agree that this is a dilute solution even though it is saturated with AgCl.
