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title: "A student investigates the solubility of silver chloride, \\(\\text{AgCl}(s)\\), by adding an excess of solid \\(\\text{AgCl}\\) to four separate beakers containing different aqueous solutions at \\(25^\\circ\\text{C}\\):  \\[ \\text{AgCl}(s) \\rightleftharpoons \\text{Ag}^+(aq) + \\text{Cl}^-(aq) \\quad K_{sp} = 1.8 \\times 10^{-10} \\text{ at } 25^\\circ\\text{C} \\]  | Beaker | Solution | | :—: | :— | | W | Pure distilled \\(\\text{H}_2\\text{O}\\) | | X | \\(0.050 \\text{ M AgNO}_3\\text{(aq)}\\) | | Y | \\(0.10 \\text{ M NaCl(aq)}\\) | | Z | \\(0.10 \\text{ M CaCl}_2\\text{(aq)}\\) |  Which of the following correctly ranks the molar solubility of \\(\\text{AgCl}(s)\\) in the four beakers from greatest to least?"
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# A student investigates the solubility of silver chloride, \(\text{AgCl}(s)\), by adding an excess of solid \(\text{AgCl}\) to four separate beakers containing different aqueous solutions at \(25^\circ\text{C}\):

\[ \text{AgCl}(s) \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}^+(aq) + \text{Cl}^-(aq) \quad K_{sp} = 1.8 \times 10^{-10} \text{ at } 25^\circ\text{C} \]

| Beaker | Solution |
| :—: | :— |
| W | Pure distilled \(\text{H}_2\text{O}\) |
| X | \(0.050 \text{ M AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}\) |
| Y | \(0.10 \text{ M NaCl(aq)}\) |
| Z | \(0.10 \text{ M CaCl}_2\text{(aq)}\) |

Which of the following correctly ranks the molar solubility of \(\text{AgCl}(s)\) in the four beakers from greatest to least?

A student investigates the solubility of silver chloride, \(\text{AgCl}(s)\), by adding an excess of solid \(\text{AgCl}\) to four separate beakers containing different aqueous solutions at \(25^\circ\text{C}\):

\[ \text{AgCl}(s) \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}^+(aq) + \text{Cl}^-(aq) \quad K_{sp} = 1.8 \times 10^{-10} \text{ at } 25^\circ\text{C} \]

| Beaker | Solution |
| :---: | :--- |
| W | Pure distilled \(\text{H}_2\text{O}\) |
| X | \(0.050 \text{ M AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}\) |
| Y | \(0.10 \text{ M NaCl(aq)}\) |
| Z | \(0.10 \text{ M CaCl}_2\text{(aq)}\) |

Which of the following correctly ranks the molar solubility of \(\text{AgCl}(s)\) in the four beakers from greatest to least?

- **A.** \(\text{Z} > \text{Y} > \text{X} > \text{W}\)
- **B.** \(\text{Z} > \text{X} > \text{Y} > \text{W}\)
- **C.** \(\text{W} > \text{X} > \text{Y} > \text{Z}\)
- **D.** \(\text{W} > \text{X} > \text{Z} > \text{Y}\)

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