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I just needed help understanding the concept of this chemical reaction
[tex]Na_2SO_4 (aq) + Ba(NO_3)_2 (aq) \rightarrow BaSO_4 (s) + 2NaNO_3 (aq)[/tex]
This is the conventional equation, and I wrote the net ionic form to be:
[tex]SO_4^{2-} (aq) + Ba^{2+} (aq) \rightarrow BaSO_4 (s) [/tex]
However, the answer in the back says:
[tex] [Ba \cdot NO_3]^+ (aq) + SO_4^{2-} (aq) \rightleftharpoons BaSO_4 (s) + NO_3^- (aq) [/tex]
Can anyone tell my why the books answers it like that?
I did the experiment on this and the barium sulfate precipitate took several minutes to form (a slow reaction) Is that why?
[tex]Na_2SO_4 (aq) + Ba(NO_3)_2 (aq) \rightarrow BaSO_4 (s) + 2NaNO_3 (aq)[/tex]
This is the conventional equation, and I wrote the net ionic form to be:
[tex]SO_4^{2-} (aq) + Ba^{2+} (aq) \rightarrow BaSO_4 (s) [/tex]
However, the answer in the back says:
[tex] [Ba \cdot NO_3]^+ (aq) + SO_4^{2-} (aq) \rightleftharpoons BaSO_4 (s) + NO_3^- (aq) [/tex]
Can anyone tell my why the books answers it like that?
I did the experiment on this and the barium sulfate precipitate took several minutes to form (a slow reaction) Is that why?
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