Sunday, November 14, 2010

How do I predict and write names of products in this chemical equation? How do I write the net ionic reaction?

Here is the chemical equation:



barium acetate and potassium phosphate-%26gt;



I need help with writing out the formulas and reactants and products and predict the names of the products. I also don't get how to write the ionic net reaction for the equation above.How do I predict and write names of products in this chemical equation? How do I write the net ionic reaction?
Usually the ions just switch place.

barium phosphate and potassium acetate.



You need to check solubility tables to see which is insoluble. I am guessing barium phosphate. So all other ions will stay in solution and can be ignored. Net ionic refers to the ions which actually do something rather than stay in solution, like precipitate out or release as gas bubbles.

Ba(CH3COO-)2 + K3PO4 --%26gt; KCH3COO + Ba3(PO4)2



3Ba+2(aq) + 2PO4-3(aq) --%26gt; Ba3(PO4)2(s) would be net ionic



assuming I am correct with my guess as to which is insoluble.

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