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What is the observation when barium nitrate is added to sodium sulfate?

Armand Welsh  Follow

Ba(NO3)2(aq)+Na2SO4(aq)….>BaSO4(s)+2NaNO3(aq)

White precipitate of insoluble barium sulphate will be formed.

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Debopam Bose   Follow

Unless the cation in the nitrate compound forms an insoluble compound with chloride (e.g., it was silver nitrate), there is no reaction.

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C. Michael Turner  Follow

Sodium hydroxide: NaOH

Calcium nitrate: Ca(NO3)2

reaction equation:

2NaOH + Ca(NO3)2 == Ca(OH)2 ⬇️ + 2NaNO3

So we’ See white precipitation, Calcium hydroxide

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Charles A. Veilleux  Follow

Well, barium sulfate is as soluble as a brick, and this salt precipitates from aqueous solution as a white solid…

[math]ZnSO_{4}(aq)+Ba(NO_{3})_{2}(aq) longrightarrow BaSO_{4}(s)downarrow+Zn(NO_{3})_{2}(aq)[/math]

All sulfates are soluble EXCEPT for those barium, and lead…calcium sulfate is sparingly soluble…

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Don Barker  Follow

Because what is important is the formation of insoluble BaSO4 which will prove that there was sulphate in the sample being tested. Chloride or nitrate ions are not relevant therefore it doesn’t matter which is used as long as Barium is the cation in the reagent.

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Badi DukviL  Follow

Potassium carbonate reacts with barium chloride to precipitate insoluble barium salts that is barium carbonate, when the solutions are mixed together you’ll see white precipitate that is barium carbonate and potassium is dissolve in the solution to form potassium chloride. Potassium chloride is soluble in water so you will not see solid potassium chloride precipitate out.

K2CO3(aq) + BaCl2(aq) → BaCO3(s) + 2KCl(aq)

Hopes this helps!

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Daniel TerBush  Follow

A white precipitate of barium sulfate will be produced on mixing aqueous solutions of barium nitrate and sodium sulfate.

Ba(NO3)2 (aq) + Na2SO4 (aq) → BaSO4 (s) + 2NaNO3 (aq)

It is a typical double displacement reaction. The precipitate is insoluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid.

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Dave Macmurchie  Follow

Well yes and no.

All reactants and products are soluble so they exist as ions in the same solution.

Ex. K+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + 2 Na+ (aq) + CO3 2-(aq) → N.R.

N.R. of course means no reaction so the products are exactly the same as the left side

(aq) means it is soluble and exists as an ion not combined with another ion.

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Bill Welden  Follow

Observation:

Ba(NO3)2(aq) + Na2SO4(aq) = 2NaNO3(aq) + BaSO4(s) formation of a white precipitate.

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Chris Calone  Follow

No. According to solubility rules, all nitrates are soluble and all acetates except silver acetate are soluble. So when aqueous solutions of potassium acetate and barium nitrate are mixed, all of the ions will dissolve in the water without forming a precipitate. There is no reaction.

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