Question

What is the balanced NET ionic equation for the reaction when aqueous Cs₃PO₄ and aqueous AgNO₃ are mixed in solution to form solid Ag₃PO₄ and aqueous CsNO₃

Answer 1

Answer:

$PO_4^{3-}(aq)+3Ag^+(aq)\rightarrow Ag_3PO_4(s)$

Explanation:

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In this case, since the net ionic equation of a chemical reaction shows up the ionic species that result from the simplification of the spectator ions, which are those at both reactants and products sides, we take into account that aqueous species ionize into ions whereas liquid, solid and gas species remain unionized. In such a way, for the reaction of cesium phosphate and silver nitrate we can write the complete molecular equation:

$Cs_3PO_4(aq)+3AgNO_3(aq)\rightarrow Ag_3PO_4(s)+3CsNO_3(aq)$

Whereas the three aqueous salts are ionized in order to write the following complete ionic equation:

$3Cs^+(aq)+PO_4^{3-}(aq)+3Ag^+(aq)+3NO_3^-(aq)\rightarrow Ag_3PO_4(s)+3Cs^+(aq)+3NO_3^-(aq)$

In such a way, since the cesium and nitrate ions are the spectator ions because of the aforementioned, the net ionic equation turns out:

$PO_4^{3-}(aq)+3Ag^+(aq)\rightarrow Ag_3PO_4(s)$

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