The word equation for the reaction between silver nitrate (AgNO3) and hydrochloric acid (HCl) to produce solid silver chloride (AgCl) and an aqueous solution of nitric acid (HNO3) is:
AgNO3(aq) + HCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + HNO3(aq)
In this reaction, the silver ion (Ag+) from the silver nitrate solution (AgNO3) combines with the chloride ion (Cl-) from the hydrochloric acid solution (HCl) to form solid silver chloride (AgCl), which precipitates out of the solution. The nitrate ion (NO3-) from the silver nitrate solution combines with the hydrogen ion (H+) from the hydrochloric acid solution to form nitric acid (HNO3), which remains in solution.