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During lab, students mixed two solutions of soluble ions in a ceramic well to de

ID: 482279 • Letter: D

Question

During lab, students mixed two solutions of soluble ions in a ceramic well to determine if a precipitate forms. Write the dissolution reaction for the ionic solids below. (Use the lowest possible coefficients. Include states-of-matter under the given conditions in your answer.) (a) Ca(NO3)2 (b) NaOH. The two solutions, when mixed, will have two cations and two anions. (c) Based on your lab results, enter the cation and anion for which a precipitate will form. (Separate substances in a list with a comma.) (d) Write the net precipitation reaction that occurs. (Use the lowest possible coefficients. Include states-of-matter under the given conditions in your answer.)

Explanation / Answer

Ca(NO3)2(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) ----------> Ca(OH)2(s) + 2NaNO3(aq)

Ca+2 (aq) + 2NO3- (aq) + 2Na+ (aq) + 2OH- (aq) ---------------> Ca(OH)2(s) + 2NaNO3(aq)

Removal of spectator ions to get net ionic equation

Ca+2 (aq) + 2OH- (aq) ---------------> Ca(OH)2(s) net precipitation reaction

Ca+2 (aq), OH- (aq) form precipitate

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