Net Ionic Equations: Write Formulas & Predict Products

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The discussion focuses on writing chemical formulas, predicting products, and constructing molecular, total, and net ionic equations for various reactions. Participants analyze reactions involving barium chlorate with lithium carbonate, sodium hydroxide with aluminum sulfate, sodium carbonate with hydroiodic acid, and barium hydroxide with hydrobromic acid, correcting errors in formulas and equations. Key corrections include the proper formula for aluminum sulfate and the instability of carbonic acid. Overall, the thread emphasizes the importance of accuracy in chemical notation and the consistency of net ionic equations in acid-base reactions.
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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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