Answer:
B) The complex ion is favored over solid silver chloride
C) The free Ag+ ion is unstable.
Explanation:
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In this case, since the dissociation of solid silver chloride occurs at equilibrium with a neglectable solubility product (very small Ksp), which means that the solid tends to remain undissolved:
[tex]AgCl(s)\rightleftharpoons Ag^+(aq)+Cl^-(aq)[/tex]
By the addition of ammonia, the following reaction is favored:
[tex]Ag^+(aq)+2NH_3(aq)\rightleftharpoons [Ag(NH_3)_2]^+(aq)[/tex]
Which has a large equilibrium constant, which means that the formation of the complex is assured. In such a way, by addition of more ammonia, more complex will be formed, therefore B) The complex ion is favored over solid silver chloride is true. Moreover, C) The free Ag+ ion is unstable, since they tend to form the complex once they are formed by the solid silver chloride so it readily reacts.
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