Precipitate

Aqueous silver nitrate is treated with successive additions of:
(i) an excess of aqueous potassium chloride;
(ii) an excess of aqueous ammonia;
(iii) an excess of aqueous potassium bromide.
Which of the following diagrams represents the mass of precipitate produced after each addition?

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19
Debotosh.. ·

ans should be the last option
just getting a faint idea that it may be the third one !

1
mentor_Layak Singh ·

Explain Your answer .
Why last one , why not others ?

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Debotosh.. ·

look , (ii) is soluble,,,the diamine compound ! hence we have to choose between the third and fourth option !!!! with some hit and trial i preferred to go for the fourth one ! but i cannot figure out the exact nature of the ppt in (iii)......can you please help me out mr. mentor !

13
Avik ·

As far as i remember, the solubility product of AgCl > Ksp of AgBr ....(can't see ny other way of comparing right now)

So, yes most probably the last one is correct...

106
Asish Mahapatra ·

yes,
solubility of AgX decreases down the group,
So AgBr is less soluble than AgCl hence ppt of AgBr is more than ppt of AgCl

and the complex Ag[(NH3)2]+ is water soluble so no ppt

hence (d) is correct

1
mentor_Layak Singh ·

Ashish has explained the problems.
right answer !!

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