Question

Precipitation reactions always occur when two aqueous solutions are mixed (T/F)

Answer 1

Answer: The given statement is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

Precipitation reaction is defined as the chemical reaction in which two aqueous solution upon mixing together results in the formation of an insoluble solid.

For example,
`NaCl(aq) + AgNO_(3) \rightarrow NaNO_(3)(aq) + AgCl(s)`

Here AgCl is present in solid state so, it is the precipitate.

But it is not necessarily true that two aqueous solutions will always result in the formation of a precipitate.

For example,
`NaCl(aq) + KNO_(3)(aq) \rightarrow KCl(aq) + NaNO_(3)(aq)`

Hence, we can conclude that the statement precipitation reactions always occur when two aqueous solutions are mixed, is false.