Based on solubility rules, Ag⁺ should form silver carbonate (Ag₂CO₃), an insoluble solid, when it reacts with CO₃ 2- . Indeed, Ag2CO3(s) readily forms when aqueous solutions of Na₂CO₃ and AgNO₃ are mixed. Did you see a precipitate form when AgNO₃ was added to an acidified solution of Na₂CO₃? Explain why you would or would not expect a precipitate to form under these conditions

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