Help with Predicting Products and their states.

[Useless]

Ok, I desperately need help. I have an assignment due and I do not understand the text I am using, and the instructor give notes from the text. It's frustrating...

My question is as follows...

Complete the following reactions. Predict the products fromed and their states. Make sure you balance the reactions. I don't know where to start and I don't kow how to predict the products...

a.) AGNO₃(aq) +...NaBR(aq)

b.) HCl(aq) +...KOH(aq)

If anyone could guide me that would be great!

[peter]

Ok, I desperately need help. I have an assignment due and I do not understand the text I am using, and the instructor give notes from the text. It's frustrating...

My question is as follows...

Complete the following reactions. Predict the products fromed and their states. Make sure you balance the reactions. I don't know where to start and I don't kow how to predict the products...

a.) AGNO₃(aq) +...NaBR(aq)

b.) HCl(aq) +...KOH(aq)

If anyone could guide me that would be great!

First, you really need to figure out the products. Balancing is simple:
a)

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AgNO3(aq) + NaBr(aq) = AgBr(s) + NaNO3(aq)

b)

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HCl(aq) + KOH(aq) = KCl(aq) +H2O

~peter

[peter]

For the first one you need to know that AgBr is insoluble (and that is the driving force of the reaction).
For the second a universal rule is that if an acid and a base react they produce water and a salt.

[Useless]

OK Perfect, that helps a lot!! It's not easy to get if you do not know the "meat and potatoes" so to speak of the result.

Much appreciated!