What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride?

This is a precipitation reaction: AgCl is the formed precipitate.

Reactants:

• AgNO3 – Silver(I) nitrate, Silver nitrate
  
  • Other names: Silver nitrate
    
    
    
    , Nitric acid silver(1+) salt
    
    , Lapis infernalis
    
    Nitric acid silver(I) salt
    
    , AgNO3
    
    , Silver(I) nitrate
    
  • Appearance: Colorless solid
    
    ; Odourless colourless or white crystals
    
• NaCl – Sodium chloride
  
  
  • Other names: {{unbulleted list
    
    , Salt
    
    , Table salt
    
    Common salt
    
    , NaCl
    
    , Broncho saline
    
  • Appearance: Colorless cubic crystals
    

Products:

• AgCl – Silver chloride
  
  
  • Other names: Cerargyrite
    
    , Chlorargyrite
    
    , Horn silver
    
    [AgCl]
    
    , AgCl
    
    , Silver(I) chloride
    
  • Appearance: White Solid
    
• NaNO3 – Sodium nitrate
  
  
  
  • Other names: Peru saltpeter
    
    , Soda niter
    
    , Cubic niter
    
    
    Nitric acid sodium salt (1:1)
    
    , Sodium saltpeter
    
    , Nitric acid, sodium salt
    
    , Nitrate of soda
    
    , Nitric acid monosodium salt
    
    , Sodium(I) nitrate (1:1)
    
    , Niter
    
    , Chile saltpeter
    
    
  • Appearance: White powder or colorless crystals
    
    ; Colourless hygroscopic crystals
    

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