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Does hydrochloric acid react with silver metal? Would hydrochloric acid react with silver nitrate?

Answer 1

Hydrochloric acid is insufficiently oxidizing to react with silver metal......

However, the following equation describes the reaction of water-soluble silver nitrate:

#AgNO_3(aq) + HCl(aq) rarr AgCl(s)darr + HNO_3(aq)#

Addition of a chloride anion to a soluble silver salt results in a curdy white precipitate of #AgCl#. The silver chloride usually photo-oxidizes to give metallic silver. This reaction was the basis of early black and white photography, which utilized plates of UNEXPOSED silver chloride.

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Answer 2

Wyatt Atkins

Silver nitrate (AgNO3) and hydrochloric acid (HCl) react to form silver chloride (AgCl) precipitate, nitric acid (HNO3), and water. However, silver metal does not react with HCl.

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