A saturated suspension of AgCl(s) in water at 25 ,°C is stirred while concentrated NH…
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Problem
A saturated suspension of AgCl(s) in water at 25\,°C is stirred while concentrated NH3(aq) is added dropwise. After equilibrium is re-established, what happens to the amount of solid present?
(a) The solid dissolves because Ag+ forms a soluble complex with NH3.
(b) No change occurs because NH3 is too weak a ligand to disturb the AgCl equilibrium.
(c) More solid forms because NH3 supplies additional Cl− ions by generating NH4Cl.
(d) The solid dissolves initially but re-precipitates as Ag2O(s) once the solution becomes basic.