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What is a molecular equation and what is this question asking please help?

What is a molecular equation and what is this question asking please help?-example-1
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In this question, we have a reaction between silver nitrate and potassium chloride, which will have the following chemical formula and also the following product:

AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq) --> AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)

Now we need to identify the ions that are components of the precipitate that was formed in this reaction

A precipitate is a product of a reaction that is not soluble in water in the conditions given in the reaction, therefore the precipitate will be a solid product of the reaction. The solid of the reaction is AgCl, therefore this is the precipitate

Now the ions that compose AgCl are Ag+ and Cl-, the answer will be the 3rd option

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