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Precipitation Reactions
- When Ionic Compound dissolve, they actually dissociate – break up into free-floating separate ions. We call such compounds soluble.
- There are guidelines for which ions form compounds that are soluble, and which are not – this is readily available as a chart in your book or on the web.
- When one solution of dissolved Ionic Compound is mixed with another solution of dissolved Ionic Compound, sometimes a Cation-Anion pair will be such that their combination is not soluble in water.
- This Insoluble compound forms a solid in solution and, generally, falls to the bottom of the container – it is called a Precipitate.
- When mixing two soluble ionic compounds, switch Cation-Anion pairs and check the solubility guidelines to decide if a precipitate forms.
Precipitation Reactions
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Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:43 PM
Post by Pierre-Alexandre Leblanc on April 21, 2012
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Post by Antie Chen on April 14 at 11:03:45 AM
What's the formula of acetic acid? I consider it should be CH3COOH, and one molecule contains 4 Hydrogen atoms.
What's the formula H2C2H3O2?