{"id":194505,"date":"2025-02-24T08:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=194505"},"modified":"2025-02-24T08:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:10:57","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-the-correct-dissociation-equation-for-solid-silver-nitrate-in-aqueous-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/24\/which-of-the-following-is-the-correct-dissociation-equation-for-solid-silver-nitrate-in-aqueous-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is the correct dissociation equation for solid silver nitrate in aqueous solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following is the correct dissociation equation for solid silver nitrate in aqueous solution?<br>AgNO3(s) \u2192 Ag+(aq) + NO3(aq)<br>AgNO3(s) \u2192 Ag(s) + NO(g) + O2(g)<br>AgNO3(s) \u2192 Ag(s) + NO3(g)<br>AgNO3(s) \u2192 AgN+(aq) + 03-(aq)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correct Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct dissociation equation for solid silver nitrate in an aqueous solution is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AgNO\u2083(s) \u2192 Ag\u207a(aq) + NO\u2083\u207b(aq)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Understanding Dissociation in Aqueous Solution<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When ionic compounds dissolve in water, they break apart into their respective ions through a process called <strong>dissociation<\/strong>. This occurs because water molecules surround and separate the ions due to their polar nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Silver Nitrate Dissociation<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Silver nitrate (<strong>AgNO\u2083<\/strong>) is a <strong>soluble ionic compound<\/strong>, meaning it dissolves readily in water. It consists of <strong>Ag\u207a (silver ion)<\/strong> and <strong>NO\u2083\u207b (nitrate ion)<\/strong> held together by <strong>ionic bonds<\/strong>. When placed in water, <strong>AgNO\u2083(s) dissociates into Ag\u207a(aq) and NO\u2083\u207b(aq) completely<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reaction follows the general rule for dissolving ionic compounds:<br><strong>AB(s) \u2192 A\u207a(aq) + B\u207b(aq)<\/strong><br>For silver nitrate:<br><strong>AgNO\u2083(s) \u2192 Ag\u207a(aq) + NO\u2083\u207b(aq)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Are the Other Options Incorrect?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AgNO\u2083(s) \u2192 Ag(s) + NO(g) + O\u2082(g)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This reaction does not represent the dissociation of AgNO\u2083 in water; instead, it suggests a decomposition reaction, which would require heating, not dissolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AgNO\u2083(s) \u2192 Ag(s) + NO\u2083(g)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This equation implies that nitrate remains as a gas, which is incorrect because <strong>nitrate (NO\u2083\u207b) is a stable polyatomic ion in solution, not a gaseous molecule<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AgNO\u2083(s) \u2192 AgN\u207a(aq) + O\u2083\u207b(aq)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This formula does not exist. Silver nitrate dissociates into <strong>Ag\u207a and NO\u2083\u207b, not AgN\u207a and O\u2083\u207b<\/strong>, as O\u2083\u207b is not a valid ion in this context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct equation is:<br><strong>AgNO\u2083(s) \u2192 Ag\u207a(aq) + NO\u2083\u207b(aq)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I&#8217;ll generate an image to illustrate this dissociation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the generated image illustrating the dissociation of silver nitrate (AgNO\u2083) in water. It visually represents how AgNO\u2083 dissolves into Ag\u207a and NO\u2083\u207b ions in solution. Let me know if you need any modifications!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1348.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194506\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is the correct dissociation equation for solid silver nitrate in aqueous solution?AgNO3(s) \u2192 Ag+(aq) + NO3(aq)AgNO3(s) \u2192 Ag(s) + NO(g) + O2(g)AgNO3(s) \u2192 Ag(s) + NO3(g)AgNO3(s) \u2192 AgN+(aq) + 03-(aq) The Correct Answer and Explanation is : Correct Answer: The correct dissociation equation for solid silver nitrate in an aqueous solution [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194505\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}