Select the net ionic equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and mercury(I) nitrate. 2NaCl(aq) + Hg₂(NO₃)₂(aq) $\to$ NaNO₃(aq) + Hg₂Cl₂(s)

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The balanced molecular equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and mercury(I) nitrate is 2NaCl(aq) + Hg2(NO3)2(aq) -> Hg2Cl2(s) + 2NaNO3(aq), which can be reduced to the net ionic equation: 2Na+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) + Hg22+(aq) + 2NO3-(aq) -> Hg2Cl2(s) + 2Na+(aq) + 2NO3-(aq). Canceling out the spectator ions (Na+ and NO3-), we are left with the net ionic equation: 2Cl-(aq) + Hg22+(aq) -> Hg2Cl2(s). This matches choice B.

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