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title: "A student forms a precipitate of \\(\\text{AgCl(s)}\\) by combining \\(\\text{AgNO}_3\\text{(aq)}\\) and \\(\\text{NaCl(aq)}\\). The precipitate is isolated, washed thoroughly, and transferred to a concentrated solution of \\(\\text{NH}_3\\text{(aq)}\\), in which it dissolves. Analysis of the resulting solution indicates that the predominant silver-containing species is \\([\\text{Ag}(\\text{NH}_3)_2]^+\\text{(aq)}\\). Which of the following is the net ionic equation for the dissolution process?"
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# A student forms a precipitate of \(\text{AgCl(s)}\) by combining \(\text{AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}\) and \(\text{NaCl(aq)}\). The precipitate is isolated, washed thoroughly, and transferred to a concentrated solution of \(\text{NH}_3\text{(aq)}\), in which it dissolves. Analysis of the resulting solution indicates that the predominant silver-containing species is \([\text{Ag}(\text{NH}_3)_2]^+\text{(aq)}\). Which of the following is the net ionic equation for the dissolution process?

A student forms a precipitate of \(\text{AgCl(s)}\) by combining \(\text{AgNO}_3\text{(aq)}\) and \(\text{NaCl(aq)}\). The precipitate is isolated, washed thoroughly, and transferred to a concentrated solution of \(\text{NH}_3\text{(aq)}\), in which it dissolves. Analysis of the resulting solution indicates that the predominant silver-containing species is \([\text{Ag}(\text{NH}_3)_2]^+\text{(aq)}\). Which of the following is the net ionic equation for the dissolution process?

- **A.** \[\text{AgCl(s)}+2\text{NH}_3\text{(aq)}\rightleftharpoons[\text{Ag}(\text{NH}_3)_2]\text{Cl(aq)}\]
- **B.** \[\text{Ag}^+\text{(aq)}+2\text{NH}_3\text{(aq)}\rightleftharpoons[\text{Ag}(\text{NH}_3)_2]^+\text{(aq)}\]
- **C.** \[\text{AgCl(s)}+2\text{NH}_3\text{(aq)}\rightleftharpoons[\text{Ag}(\text{NH}_3)_2]^+\text{(aq)}+\text{Cl}^-\text{(aq)}\]
- **D.** \[[\text{Ag}(\text{NH}_3)_2]^+\text{(aq)}+\text{Cl}^-\text{(aq)}\rightleftharpoons\text{AgCl(s)}+2\text{NH}_3\text{(aq)}\]

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