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Q.What is the effect of adding chloride on the position of the equilibrium ?
AgCl(s) ⇌ Ag+(aq) + Cl-(aq)

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Step 1. The equilibrium is AgCl(s)⇌Ag+(aq)+Cl−(aq)AgCl(s)\rightleftharpoons Ag^+(aq)+Cl^-(aq), a heterogeneous equilibrium between a solid and its dissolved ions.

Step 2. Adding extra chloride ions (e.g. from a soluble chloride salt) increases the concentration of Cl−(aq)Cl^-(aq), a species on the product side of this equilibrium.

Step 3. By Le Chatelier's principle, the system responds to reduce this excess by consuming some of the added Cl−(aq)Cl^-(aq) -- through the reverse reaction, in which Ag+(aq)Ag^+(aq) and Cl−(aq)Cl^-(aq) combine to form more solid AgCl. …

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