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Agglutination:

Agglutination is the aggregation of particles to form a single large solid mass. This
mass will either stay as a suspension or will sink to the bottom of the container. The
end product is called the aggregate. Agglutination occurs with particles which are
already present in the solution.
The best example for agglutination comes from biology, in the formation of visible
aggregates of antibody-antigen complexes. This is very important in blood grouping
because the matching blood group should be given to a person in blood transfusions.
If the wrong blood group is given, it will cause clump formation of red blood
cells since antibodies react with the blood cells, forming in clumps.
Precipitation:
Precipitation is the formation of an insoluble molecule in a liquid solution; this
insoluble molecule is called the precipitate. A precipitate is formed when two
soluble ionic compounds are mixed. Soluble ionic compounds can break into their
ions in the solution. Then these ions can react with each other to form a precipitate or
stay as a solubilized ion in that solution. The chemical species that cause this
precipitation is called precipitant.
In addition, precipitates can form when the temperature of the solution is lowered.
The low temperature reduces the solubility of salts, causing them to precipitate in the
solution. The formed precipitate may stay as a suspension in the solution if there isn’t
sufficient gravity. But later on, the precipitate particles will sediment to the bottom of
the container unless disturbed.
Precipitation is a very important phenomenon since the formed precipitate is visible.
The formation of a precipitate can indicate the presence of a chemical reaction. For
example, the reaction between silver nitrate (AgNO3) and sodium chloride (NaCl)
will form a white precipitate of silver chloride (AgCl).

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