Net Ionic Equations: Write Formulas & Predict Products

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The discussion revolves around writing correct chemical formulas, predicting products, and constructing molecular, total, and net ionic equations for various chemical reactions. The scope includes theoretical and practical aspects of chemistry, particularly focusing on acid-base reactions and precipitation reactions.

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  • Post 1 presents several reactions, including barium chlorate with lithium carbonate, sodium hydroxide with aluminum sulfate, sodium carbonate with hydroiodic acid, and barium hydroxide with hydrobromic acid, along with proposed equations.
  • Post 2 corrects the formula for aluminum sulfate and notes that carbonic acid is unstable, breaking down into CO2 and H2O.
  • Post 3 acknowledges a mistake in the aluminum sulfate formula and reaffirms the net ionic equation for the reaction with sodium hydroxide.
  • Post 4 introduces additional reactions involving magnesium metal with sulfuric acid and lead(II) nitrate with hydrochloric acid, requesting verification of the equations.
  • Post 5 confirms the correction regarding aluminum sulfate and notes a missing sulfate ion in one of the net ionic equations while stating that the net ionic equation for lead(II) nitrate and hydrochloric acid looks good.

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Participants generally agree on some corrections, such as the formula for aluminum sulfate and the stability of carbonic acid. However, there are still unresolved aspects regarding the accuracy of the proposed equations and the completeness of the net ionic equations.

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Some participants express uncertainty about specific formulas and the stability of certain compounds, indicating a need for clarification on these points. There are also indications of typographical errors in the chemical formulas presented.

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Write the correct chem formula, predict products, and write the molecular, total, and net ionic equations.


1) barium chlorate + lithium carbonate
Ba(ClO3)2 (s) + Li2CO3 (aq) --> BaCO3 (s) + 2LiClO3 (aq)
Ba(ClO3)2 (s) + 2Li(+) + CO3 (2-) --> BaCO3 + 2Li(+) + 2ClO3-
Ba(ClO3)2 (s) + CO3 (2-) (aq) --> BaCO3 (s) + 2ClO3-(aq) ?


2) sodium hydroxide + aluminum SULFATE
6NaOH (aq) + Al2(SO4)2 (aq) --> 3NaSO4 (aq) + 2Al(OH)2 (s)
6Na(+) + 6OH- + 2Al (3+) + 3SO4 (2-) --> 6Na+ + 3SO4 (2-) + 2Al(OH)3 (s)
6OH- (aq) + 2Al (3+) (aq) --> 2Al(OH)3 (s) ?

3) sodium carbonate + hydroiodic acid
Na2CO3 (aq) + 2HI (aq) --> 2NaI (aq) + H2CO3 (s)
2Na (+) + CO3 (2-) + 2H+ + 2I- --> 2Na(+) + H2CO3 (s)
CO3 (2-) (aq) + 2H+ (aq) --> H2CO3 (s) ?


4) barium hydroxide + hydrobromic acid
Ba(OH)2 (aq) + 2HBr (aq) --> Ba(Br)2 (aq) + 2H2O (l)
Ba (2+) + 2OH- + 2H+ + 2Br- --> Ba (2+) + 2Br- + H2O
2OH- (aq) + 2H+ (aq) --> 2H2O (l)?
Thanks.
 
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#1 is fine
#2 you are showing the reaction between aluminum sulfate and sodium hydroxide; not aluminum bromide

Al2SO4 is the wrong formula for aluminum sulfate.

#3 carbonic acid is unstable and breaks up into CO2 and H2O (H2CO3 --> H2O + CO2)

#4 looks good, but Ba(Br)2 should be written as BaBr2 and you can divide your net ionic equation by 2 (by the way all acid-base neutralization equations will have the same net ionic equation of OH- + H+ --> H2O
 
3) CO3 (2-) (aq) + 2H+ (aq) --> H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
2) mistyped question (which explains why I missed Al2(SO4)3 --I'm sorry!)
sodium hydroxide + aluminum sulfate
6OH- (aq) + 2Al (3+) (aq) --> 2Al(OH)3 (s) ?
 
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Can someone check to see if I wrote the equations correctly?


A. magnesium metal + sulfuric acid

Mg (s) + H2SO4 (aq) --> MgSO4 (aq) + H2 (g)
Mg (s) + 2H+ (aq) + SO4 (2-) (aq) --> Mg (2+) (aq) + H2 (g)
Mg(s) + 2H+ (aq) --> Mg (2+) (aq) + H2 (g)

B. lead (II) nitrate + hydrochloric acid

Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2HCl (aq) --> PbCl2 (s) + 2HNO3 (aq)
Pb (2+) (aq) + 2NO3- (aq) + 2H+ (aq) + 2Cl- (aq) --> PbCl2 (s) + 2H+ (aq) + 2NO3 - (aq)
Pb (2+) (aq) + 2Cl- (aq) --> PbCl2 (s)

Thanks again.
 
Your correction to the aluminum sulfate looks fine.

A) "Mg (s) + 2H+ (aq) + SO4 (2-) (aq) --> Mg (2+) (aq) + H2 (g)"
Forgot sulfate ion on right side but net ionic is fine.

B) Looks good.
 

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