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Question
State one reason why tap water is not used to prepare a solution of silver nitrate in the laboratory.
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Solution
Silver nitrate crystals are dissolved in distilled water to prepare its solution and not in tap water. This is due to the reason that tap water contains chloride ions which
gives white precipitate with AgNO3 solution.
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