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What ions are formed with AgNO3 dissolves in water? How does water stabilize the ions?

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In water, silver nitrate (AgNO3) dissolves to generate the ions Ag+ (silver) and NO3- (nitrate). When the substance is dissolved in water, the ions are separated and become solvated, or surrounded by water molecules. Water molecules' oxygen atoms join the metal ion in a coordinate covalent bond that gives the metal ion a pair of electrons. By preventing it from interacting with other ions or molecules in the solution, this aids in stabilising the metal ion. As a result of their hydrogen bonds with the water molecules around them, the nitrate ions are likewise stabilised in solution.

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