Question

Finish the following equations and list whether they will occur. (Remember you need one product to be insoluble BaCl2 + Li2CO3

Answer 1

The products are: BaCO3 and LiCl, but the reaction will not occur , because BaCO3 is not soluble in water.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write the products, we have to combine the positive ion of one compound to the negative ion of the other compound.

In BaCl2, Ba+2 is the positive ion (cation) and Cl- is the negative ion (anion).

In Li2Co3, Li+1 is the cation and CO3-2 is the anion.

So, the products will be:

`BaCl_2+Li_2CO_3\rightarrow BaCO_3+2LiCl`

The reaction is balanced, because in each side of the reaction there are: 1 Ba, 2 Cl, 2 Li, 1C and 3 O.

Finally, BaCO3 is insoluble in water, so this reaction will not occur.