Question

Aqueous solutions of ammonium oxalate and lithium acetate react.

Answer 1

Answer:

The reaction is a double displacement reaction

Explanation:

Let us consider the reaction equation of the reaction between ammonium oxalate and lithium acetate.

(NH4)2C2O4(aq) +2 CH3COOLi(aq) -------> 2NH4CH3CO2(aq) + Li2C2O4(s)

This is a displacement reaction. A double displacement reaction is a type of reaction in which two reactants exchange their ions to form two new compounds. Double displacement reactions usually lead to the formation of a solid product which is also called a precipitate.

The general form of a Double displacement reaction is of the format:

AB + CD → AD + CB

Where A,B,C and D represents different ions respectively.

A double displacement reaction can also be referred to as salt metathesis reaction, double replacement reaction, exchange reaction, or a double decomposition reaction, although the latter term is more strictly used when one or more of the reactants does not dissolve in the solvent.