Question

when sodium chloride reacts with silver nitrate, sodium nitrate and silver are formed.

Explanation:

This is a double - displacement reaction in chemistry. Sodium chloride (NaCl) reacts with silver nitrate (AgNO₃). The sodium ion (Na⁺) combines with the nitrate ion (NO₃⁻) to form sodium nitrate (NaNO₃), and the silver ion (Ag⁺) combines with the chloride ion (Cl⁻) to form silver chloride (AgCl).

Answer:

chloride