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What is the balance chemical equation for the reaction of barium nitrate solution and a sodium sulphate solution?

Ariel G.

asked • 02/17/20

balance the molecular equation: Na2SO4(aq)+Ba(NO3)2(aq) -->

then:

Enter the balanced net ionic equation for this reaction. Include physical states

1 Expert Answer

This is a precipitation reaction: BaSO4 is the formed precipitate.

Reactants:

Ba(NO3)2
- Names: Barium nitrate
  , Barium dinitrate
  , Barium salt
  Barium nitrate (as Ba)
  , Barium salt of nitric acid
  , Nitric acid, barium salt
  , Barium(II) nitrate (1:2)
- Appearance: White, lustrous crystals
  ; Colourless-to-white crystals or crystalline powder
  ; White, odorless solid.
Na2SO4
- Names: Sodium sulfate
  , Sodium sulphate
  , Sulfate of sodium
  Thenardite (mineral)
  , Glauber's salt (decahydrate)
  , Sal mirabilis (decahydrate)
  , Mirabilite (decahydrate mineral)
  , Disodium sulfate
  , Anhydrous sodium sulfate
  , Sodium sulfate anhydrous
  , Sodium sulfate, anhydrous
  , Sodium sulphate anhydrous
  , Sodium sulphate, anhydrous
  , Sulfuric acid disodium salt, anhydrous
  , Disodium sulphate
  , Salt cake
  , Na2SO4
  , Sulfuric acid disodium salt
- Appearance: White crystalline solid | hygroscopic
  ; White hygroscopic solid in various forms

Products:

BaSO4
- Names: Barium sulfate
  , Artificial barite
  , Barite
  Barium salt of sulfuric acid
  , Barytes
  , BaSO4
  , Barium sulphate
  , Blanc fixe
  , Barytes (natural)
- Appearance: White crystalline
  ; Odourless tasteless white or yellowish crystals or powder
  ; White or yellowish, odorless powder.
NaNO3 – Sodium nitrate
- Other names: Peru saltpeter
  , Soda niter
  , Cubic niter
  Nitric acid sodium salt (1:1)
  , Sodium saltpeter
  , Nitric acid, sodium salt
  , Nitrate of soda
  , Nitric acid monosodium salt
  , Sodium(I) nitrate (1:1)
  , Niter
  , Chile saltpeter
- Appearance: White powder or colorless crystals
  ; Colourless hygroscopic crystals