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Complete Ionic Equations

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:09 pm
by kbnash
Barium chloride reacts with sodium phosphate
3BaCl2(aq) + 2Na3(PO4)(aq) ----> NaCl(Aq) + 6Ba3(PO4)2(s)


How do I make this into a complete ionic equation?

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 4:14 am
by ChenBeier
Which ions only do a reaction here?
Its only Barium and phosphate.

3 Ba2+ + 2 PO4 3- => Ba3(PO4)2(s)

Sodium and Chloride are spectator ions and keep dissolved.