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What is the reaction between sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate?

Andrew Wrigley  Follow

While the other answers to this question seem reasonable, they are not correct. The reaction of sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate do not lead to the formation of silver hydroxide:

AgNO3 + NaOH → AgOH + NaNO3

rather the correct reaction is:

2AgNO3 + 2NaOH → Ag2O + 2NaNO3

So, the products are silver oxide and sodium nitrate. The formation of AgOH may occur but it is an intermediate. The ‘H’ of AgOH is acidic and in the presence of NaOH will be deprotonated to give

AgOH + NaOH → AgO(1-) + Na+ + H2O

The AgO(1-) will react with another silver ion and give Ag2O

Ag(1+) + AgO(1-) → Ag2O

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Dave Macmurchie  Follow

In this reaction AgNO3 (Silver Nitrate) react with NaOH (Sodium Hydroxide) to form NaNO3 (Sodium Nitrate) & AgOH (Silver Hydroxide) as a precipitate.

Reaction:

AgNO3 (aq) + NaOH (aq)→ NaNO3 (aq) + AgOH(s) ↓

Actually In this reaction, The aqueous solution of AgNO3 react with the aqueous solution of NaOH and formed NaNO3 and the precipitation of AgOH ( which is not soluble).

*** The precipitate's (AgOH) colour is Brown.

***(aq) or aqueous solution refers a solution in which the solvent is water.

***This reaction is exothermic‍. ΔH= -76.6 kj

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