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title: "A student mixes 50.0 mL of 0.10 M \\(\\text{AgNO}_3\\text{(aq)}\\) with 50.0 mL of 0.10 M \\(\\text{NaCl(aq)}\\) in a beaker, resulting in the immediate formation of a white precipitate of \\(\\text{AgCl(s)}\\). Which of the following identifies the spectator ions in this reaction?"
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# A student mixes 50.0 mL of 0.10 M \(\text{AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}\) with 50.0 mL of 0.10 M \(\text{NaCl(aq)}\) in a beaker, resulting in the immediate formation of a white precipitate of \(\text{AgCl(s)}\). Which of the following identifies the spectator ions in this reaction?

A student mixes 50.0 mL of 0.10 M \(\text{AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}\) with 50.0 mL of 0.10 M \(\text{NaCl(aq)}\) in a beaker, resulting in the immediate formation of a white precipitate of \(\text{AgCl(s)}\). Which of the following identifies the spectator ions in this reaction?

- **A.** \(\text{Na}^+\text{(aq)}\) and \(\text{NO}_3^-\text{(aq)}\)
- **B.** \(\text{Ag}^+\text{(aq)}\) and \(\text{Cl}^-\text{(aq)}\)
- **C.** \(\text{Ag}^+\text{(aq)}\) and \(\text{NO}_3^-\text{(aq)}\)
- **D.** \(\text{AgCl(s)}\) and \(\text{NaNO}_3\text{(aq)}\)

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