Question

Will there be a precipitate for the following reaction? Aqueous zinc chloride + aqueous sodium carbonate A. No B. Yes, there will be one precipitate. C. Yes, there will be two precipitates. D. Yes, there will be three precipitates.

Answer 1

Option B. Yes, there will be one precipitate.

Step-by-step explanation:

We'll begin by writing the balanced equation for the reaction between aqueous zinc chloride and aqueous sodium carbonate. This is given below:

ZnCl2(aq) + Na2CO3(aq) —> ZnCO3(s) + 2NaCl(aq)

From the equation above, we can see that one precipitate is form i.e zinc carbonate, ZnCO3 as it is insoluble in water.

Therefore, the reaction produces one precipitate.