Moderate

An excess of silver nitrate is added to the aqueous barium chloride and the precipitate is removed by filtration. What are the main ions in the filtrate?

Correct answer: B. Ag+ and NO3- and Ba2+ only.

  • A. Ag+ and NO3- only.
  • B. Ag+ and NO3- and Ba2+ only.
  • C. NO3- and Ba+2 only.
  • D. CI- and NO3- and Ba2+ only.

Explanation

The reaction is 2AgNO₃ + BaCl₂ → 2AgCl(s) + Ba(NO₃)₂. Since AgNO₃ is in excess, the unreacted Ag⁺ ions will be in the filtrate along with the spectator Ba²⁺ and NO₃⁻ ions. The Cl⁻ ions are completely precipitated as AgCl.

Last updated

About Chemical Equilibrium

Reversible reactions reach dynamic equilibrium when forward and reverse rates become equal, and Le Chatelier's principle predicts the effect of changing concentration, pressure or temperature. The chapter also covers solubility product, the common ion effect, buffer action and the conditions used in Haber's process, with equilibrium shifts distinguished from changes in the equilibrium constant.

Practise Chemical Equilibrium

625 free Chemical Equilibrium MCQs from Chemistry, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask Chemistry questions like this

Chemistry is on 12 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

Related questions