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Title: barium chloride+sodium sulfate
Post by: firedamage on January 25, 2009, 08:00:50 AM

what is the product of barium chloride+sodium sulfate?

Title: Re: how to describe this bond..
Post by: firedamage on January 25, 2009, 08:33:22 AM

is it barium sulfate and sodium chloride?

Title: Re: barium chloride+sodium sulfate
Post by: Dan on January 25, 2009, 01:36:38 PM

Yes, but make sure you understand why this reaction proceeds. If you need a hint, what is the net ionic equation?

Title: Re: barium chloride+sodium sulfate
Post by: firedamage on January 26, 2009, 02:52:43 AM

the equation is BaCl2+Na2SO4=BaSO4+NaCl2?

Title: Re: barium chloride+sodium sulfate
Post by: Arkcon on January 26, 2009, 08:26:34 AM

Dan: is trying to get you to think of water soluble salts in water as ions, instead of compounds.  Can you break the reactants into ions?  Can you break soluble products into ions?  Be sure to leave the insoluble ones alone.  And can you do this for all your recent questions, to help you understand all possible reactions?