Question

When dissolved beryllium chloride reacts with dissolved silver nitrate in

water, aqueous beryllium nitrate and silver chloride powder are made. what is the word equation for this?

Answer 1

This should be a double displacement reaction that yields a precipitate, making it also a precipitation reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The full reaction equation is:

BeCl2(aq) + 2AgNO3(aq) --> Be(NO3)2(aq) + 2AgCl(s)

The two reactants exchange their cations/anions to create two different products, which makes them doubly displaced.

However, AgCl is also a solid (as referenced in the question as a powder). Therefore, it means a precipitate was created in this reaction, thus making it a precipitation reaction.