Question

Which net ionic equation best represents the reaction that occurs when an aqueous solution of barium chloride is mixed with an aqueous solution of lithium sulfate?

Answer 1

Answer : The net ionic equation will be:

$Ba^{2+}(aq)+SO_4^{2-}(aq)\rightarrow BaSO_4(s)$

Explanation :

Complete ionic equation : In complete ionic equation, all the substance that are strong electrolyte and present in an aqueous are represented in the form of ions.

Net ionic equation : In the net ionic equations, we are not include the spectator ions in the equations.

Spectator ions : The ions present on reactant and product side which do not participate in a reactions. The same ions present on both the sides.

The balanced molecular equation will be,

$BaCl_2(aq)+Li_2SO_4(aq)\rightarrow 2LiCl(aq)+BaSO_4(s)$

The complete ionic equation in separated aqueous solution will be,

$Ba^{2+}(aq)+2Cl^-(aq)+2Li^+(aq)+SO_4^{2-}(aq)\rightarrow 2Li^+(aq)+2Cl^-(aq)+BaSO_4(s)$

In this equation the species, $Li^+\text{ and }Cl^{-}$ are the spectator ions.

By removing the spectator ions , we get the net ionic equation.

The net ionic equation will be:

$Ba^{2+}(aq)+SO_4^{2-}(aq)\rightarrow BaSO_4(s)$