Why will no salt form in the reaction between AgCl and HNO3?

Answer 1

Since #AgCl# is not a base, the reaction will not form a salt.

An acid and a base combine in neutralization reactions to produce salt and water.

For example, #HCl+NaOHrarrNaCl+H_2O#.

Here, sodium hydroxide, a base, and hydrochloric acid combine to form sodium chloride, a salt, and water.

Here, #HNO_3# is an acid. It is nitric acid, in fact. However, #AgCl#, or silver chloride, is not a base, and so does not form a salt. Surprisingly, #AgCl# itself is a salt, and a product of a neutralisation reaction: that between hydrochloric acid and silver hydroxide.
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Answer 2

No salt will form because the position of equilibrium lies far to the left.

Put differently, there isn't enough silver chloride for it to react.

It's possible to predict the equation.

#"AgCl(s)" + "HNO"_3"(aq)" → "AgNO"_3"(aq)" + "HCl"#

The equation for an ion would be

#"AgCl(s)" + "H"^"+""(aq)" + "NO"_3^"-""(aq)" → "Ag"^"+""(aq)" + "NO"_3"(aq)" + "H"^"+""(aq)"+"Cl"^"-""(aq)"#

The equation for net ions is

#"AgCl(s)" ⇌ "Ag"^"+""(aq)" +"Cl"^"-""(aq)"#

Regarding this equilibrium,

#K_text(sp) = 1.77 × 10^"-10"#

As a result, equilibrium is located far to the left.

You should not expect to get more than 13 µmol/L #"AgNO"_3#.
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