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Formation of white precipitate on mixing sodium chloride solution and silver nitrate solution is an example of …………… reaction.

  1. Combination
  2. Decomposition
  3. Displacement
  4. Double decomposition

Chemical Reaction

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Double decomposition

Reason — A chemical reaction in which both reactants [compounds] are decomposed to give two new compounds by exchanging their radicals is called a Double decomposition or double displacement reaction. Eg.,

AgNO3 + NaCl ⟶ AgCl ↓ + NaNO3

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