making insoluble salts

    Cards (8)

    • Insoluble
      Unable to dissolve in a particular solvent
    • Soluble
      Able to dissolve in solvent
    • Soluble salts

      • All nitrates
      • All common sodium, potassium and ammonium salts
      • Most common sulfates
      • Most common chlorides
      • Lithium, sodium, potassium and ammonium carbonates
    • Insoluble salts

      • None
      • Calcium sulfate and barium sulfate
      • Silver chloride
      • Most common carbonates
    • Making an insoluble salt
      Two soluble salts react in a precipitation reaction to form an insoluble salt
    • The ionic equation for making silver chloride is: Ag+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) → AgCl(s)
    • Precipitate
      Suspension of particles in a liquid formed when a dissolved substance reacts to form an insoluble substance
    • The ionic equation for making barium sulfate is: Ba2+ (aq) + SO4 2- (aq) → BaSO4 (s)
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