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Ch.5 - Introduction to Solutions and Aqueous Solutions
Tro - Chemistry: A Molecular Approach 5th Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 48a,b,c

Write balanced complete ionic and net ionic equations for each reaction.
a. K2SO4(aq) + CaI2(aq) → CaSO4(s) + KI(aq)
b. NH4Cl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → H2O(l) + NH3(g) + NaCl(aq)
c. AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq)

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Identify the reactants and products in the given chemical equation: NH_4Cl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → H_2O(l) + NH_3(g) + NaCl(aq).
Write the balanced molecular equation for the reaction, ensuring that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation.
Write the complete ionic equation by breaking all the soluble ionic compounds into their respective ions: NH_4^+(aq) + Cl^-(aq) + Na^+(aq) + OH^-(aq) → H_2O(l) + NH_3(g) + Na^+(aq) + Cl^-(aq).
Identify and cancel out the spectator ions that appear on both sides of the complete ionic equation. In this case, Na^+ and Cl^- are spectator ions.
Write the net ionic equation by including only the species that undergo a chemical change: NH_4^+(aq) + OH^-(aq) → H_2O(l) + NH_3(g).

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