In an AP Chemistry laboratory, students were given two unlabeled beakers and told that one of the beakers contained 1.0g of solid CaCO3 and the other contained
1.0g of solid AgNO3. They were told to devise an experiment to identify which compound was which. A student did so by adding 50 mL of distilled water to each beaker. Describe the student's observations that allowed him to identify each compound.

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When the student adds 50 mL of distilled water to each beaker, CaCO3 will not dissolve in water while AgNO3 will dissolve completely in water.

We have to recall that according to the solubility rules, the carbonates of group two elements are insoluble in water. The solubility rules offer a convenient way of predicting the solubility of a compound in water.

When the student adds 50 mL of distilled water to each beaker, CaCO3 will not dissolve in water while AgNO3 will dissolve completely in water. This is because,  the carbonates of group two elements are insoluble in water.

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