Question

What is the balanced, net ionic equation for the reaction described below?Aqueous sodium phosphate and aqueous iron (III) chloride react to produce aqueous sodium chloride and solid iron (III) phosphate.

Answer 1

A net ionic equation is the one that only includes the ions that are involved in the formation of the solid.

According to the information the solid formed is iron (III) phosphate, and the ions involved are Fe3+ and PO43-.

It means that the net ionic equation is:

`Fe_((aq))^(3+)+PO_(4(aq))^(3-)\rightarrow FePO_(4(s))`

The correct answer is the second choice.