What will happen if 0.1 mol of solid silver(I)nitrate is added to 1.0 L of a saturated solution of silver(I)chromate? For Ag₂CrO₄,K_sp = 2.4 × 10^-12. A)The AgNO₃ will settle to the bottom without dissolving. B)The concentration of CrO₄^2- will increase. C)Some Ag₂CrO₄ will precipitate. D)Nothing will happen. E)The concentration of Ag⁺ in solution will not change.

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When silver(I) nitrate is added to a saturated solution of silver(I) chromate, the two ions will combine to form solid silver chromate, which will precipitate out of the solution. This is represented by the balanced chemical equation: AgNO3 (aq) + Ag2CrO4 (s) → 2AgCrO4 (s) + 2NO3- (aq). Therefore, some Ag2CrO4 will precipitate out of the solution, making choice C the best answer. None of the other choices accurately reflect what will happen in this scenario.

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