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Given the chemical reaction Na2CO3 + AgNO3 , will a precipitate be formed?

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A precipitate will be formed through the double displacement method in chemical reactions. The chemical equation would be:
Na2CO3 + AgNO3 ----> NaNO3 + Ag2CO3.
Balancing would result to:
Na2CO3 + 2AgNO3 ----> 2NaNO3 (aq)+ Ag2CO3.

Ag2CO3 is the precipitate formed. It is yellow in color but due to the presence of elemental silver, it is a bit grayish.
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