Cobalt(II) complex ion solution:                                [Co(H2O)6]+2(aq)  +  4Cl-(aq)          [CoCl4]-2(aq)  +  6H2O(l)                                                         Pink                                                Blue   1). When silver nitrate is added the blue color becomes  pink.   Why is that ?  2. When heat is added , in which direction the equilibrium will shift ? Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic ?   3.What happens when the temperature is lowered in the ice bath ?

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  1. Cobalt(II) complex ion solution: 

     

                 

                  [Co(H2O)6]+2(aq)  +  4Cl-(aq)          [CoCl4]-2(aq)  +  6H2O(l)       

                             

                           Pink                                                Blue  

    1). When silver nitrate is added the blue color becomes  pink.   Why is that ? 

2. When heat is added , in which direction the equilibrium will shift ? Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic ?  

3.What happens when the temperature is lowered in the ice bath ?  

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