Chemistry Lab: How to Prepare Silver Acetate and Determine Precipitate Formation

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This discussion focuses on the preparation of silver acetate through the reaction of silver nitrate and sodium acetate solutions, specifically targeting the formation of approximately 0.3 millimole of silver acetate. The procedure involves washing the precipitate with distilled water, warming it in a water bath at 40 degrees Celsius, and then cooling it to 0 degrees Celsius before filtering. The discussion highlights the common ion effect as a critical factor in understanding why a precipitate forms when sodium acetate is added but not when acetic acid is introduced.

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A quick question that would request a quick response.. please help.

Prepare, by mixing proper quantities of silver nitrate and sodium acetate solutions, approximately 0.3 millimole of silver acetate. Wash this precipitate with a small quantity of distilled water and transfer it to a test tube containing 10 mL of distilled water. Warm the test tube and its contents for 15 minutes, using a water bath held at 40 degrees C (+/-) 5 degrees C, stirring intermittently. Cool the contents to 0 degrees C. Then filter. Divide the filtrate into two approximately equal portions. To one portion add 0.5 mL of 3 M sodium acetate solution; to the other add 0.5 mL of 3 M acetic acid solution. Wait. Why did a precipitate form in one case and not in the other?

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