chemistry a level silver nitrate question

why would 1-chloropropane give no visible change with an aqueous solution of silver nitrate? I thought it would give white ppt? Is it something to do with the lack of polarity of the other bonds in the compound?? I have no clue

Reply 1

Teribblestudent

C-Cl bond enthalpy is high so you need to heat it to break the bond

Reply 2

cloverleaf39

thanks, but in the question I got this form, an acyl chloride gave a white ppt under the same condition, the bond enthalpy might be slightly different due to different compounds but surely they would be similar? is it because the oxygen is electron withdrawing so it weakens the C-Cl bond in that so white ppt can form but in the chloropropane the surrounding bonds are non polar so doesn't experience weakening of C-Cl bonds?

Original post by Teribblestudent

C-Cl bond enthalpy is high so you need to heat it to break the bond