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In a chemical equation what does the downward pointing arrow signify ?​

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spontaneously precipitate

An arrow pointing down (as in PbI2?) indicates that the product will spontaneously precipitate from the solution. ("Precipitate," in this sense, means the formation of a solid from the combination of two aqueous solutions.)

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