X ray films consist of a flexible plastic base coated in a gel that contains light sensitive silver halide crystals (i.e. silver bromide and silver chloride). these films are exposed to X ray radiation to produce images of the inside of a subject. Once the films are no longer needed, it is common practice to recycle the film to recover the silver. This process is done by shutting the film and placing it in a large cyanide solution bath. The silver is precipitated out as silver cyanide. a. What can you conclude about the water solubility of silver cyanide? b. Using the knowledge of limiting reactants, how can the process of be optimized to ensure that the maximum amount of silver is recovered?
X ray films consist of a flexible plastic base coated in a gel that contains light sensitive silver halide crystals (i.e. silver bromide and silver chloride). these films are exposed to X ray radiation to produce images of the inside of a subject. Once the films are no longer needed, it is common practice to recycle the film to recover the silver. This process is done by shutting the film and placing it in a large cyanide solution bath. The silver is precipitated out as silver cyanide.
a. What can you conclude about the water solubility of silver cyanide?
b. Using the knowledge of limiting reactants, how can the process of be optimized to ensure that the maximum amount of silver is recovered?
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