Final answer:
The question appears to contain an error, mixing up two different chemical reactions. For the reaction of barium hydroxide and nitric acid, the balanced chemical equation is 2 HNO3(aq) + Ba(OH)2 (aq) → 2 H2O(l) + Ba(NO3)2(aq). However, the student's reactants suggest a different reaction involving barium hypochlorite and rubidium hydroxide, not covered by the provided example.
Step-by-step explanation:
The subject of this question involves completing and balancing a chemical reaction, which falls squarely within the domain of Chemistry. The particular reaction in question is between barium hypochlorite, Ba(ClO)2(aq), and rubidium hydroxide, RbOH(aq).
To find the expected products of this reaction, we consider the double replacement reaction where the cations and anions switch partners. The products of this reaction would be rubidium hypochlorite (RbClO) and barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2). If this were the correct reaction, the complete and balanced chemical equation might look like this:
Ba(ClO)2(aq) + 2 RbOH(aq) → 2 RbClO(aq) + Ba(OH)2(s)
However, it's important to note that this question has provided incorrect reactants based on the solution example provided. Instead, the student seems to be asking about the reaction of barium hypochlorite with rubidium hydroxide, whereas the provided example deals with barium hydroxide and nitric acid.
If we refer to the example given, a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between barium hydroxide and nitric acid is:
2 HNO3(aq) + Ba(OH)2 (aq) → 2 H2O(l) + Ba(NO3)2(aq)
Given the error in the question, If we are to provide a technically correct response based on the reactants actually listed by the student (Ba(ClO)2 and RbOH), it would be appropriate to either correct the reactants to match the given example or to state that this particular reaction is not relevant to the example provided, since the products and reactants do not match.