Chemistry – HW 4.

4 (#1,2,3, 4) – 1/20/18
1. Dissociation Equations
H2O
a. CaCl2 (s)  Ca2+ (aq) + 2Cl− (aq)
H2O
b. Na2SO4 (s)  2Na+ (aq) + SO42− (aq)
H2O
c. Al(C2H3O2)3 (s)  Al3+ (aq) + 3C2H3O2− (aq)

2.
a. (NH4)2S(aq) + Fe(NO3)2(aq) → FeS(s) + 2 NH4NO3(aq) molecular
Fe+2(aq) + S−2(aq) → FeS(s) net ionic

b. Ba(NO3)2(aq) + H2SO4(aq) → BaSO4(s) + 2 HNO3(aq) molecular

Ba+2(aq) + SO4−2(aq) → BaSO4(s) net ionic

c. NaNO3(aq) + K2SO4(aq) → N.R. molecular

none net ionic

d. Ca(s) + KNO3(aq) → N.R. molecular

none net ionic
3. Writing net ionic equations
a. Cl– (aq) + Ag+(aq)  AgCl (s)
b. Fe(s) + Cu2+(aq)  Fe2+(aq) + Cu(s)
c. SO42–(aq) + Ba2+(aq)  BaSO4(s)
d. Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq)  Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s)
e. 3S2– (aq) + 2Al3+ (aq)  Al2S3(s)
f. Al3+(aq) + PO43–(aq)  AlPO4 (s)
g. Mg2+(aq) + SO42–(aq) + Ba2+(aq) + 2OH–(aq)  Mg(OH)2 (s) + BaSO4 (s)

4.
a. 2c is a “N.R.” – the 2 new compounds Na2SO4 and KNO3 are both
soluble. There is no visible reaction as all 4 ions are aqueous.
b. (1c):This is a single replacement reaction. The free element Fe replaces
the metal in the compound, Cu+2, to produce Cu metal and aqueous
iron (II) sulfate, containing Fe+2 ions. Fe is more active than Cu and so
wants to lose electrons (be a cation-in a compound) more than Cu does.
So the replacement happens.
c. (1i): This is a double replacement reaction between 2 ionic compounds.
When the 2 aqueous solutions (each containing 2 aqueous ions) are
mixed, the metals “switch” and 2 new compounds are formed.
One of the new compounds is not soluble (BaSO4) and so precipitates
out of solution (becomes a solid). The remaining two ions remain
aqueous (Al+3 and Cl– , each surrounded by water molecules;
they’re not visible).

What’s really going on?

4. (a) A solution containing aqueous Na+ ions and NO3– ions is mixed with a
solution containing aqueous K+ and SO42– ions. When the two solutions are
mixed no new compounds are formed. Thus, all four ions are spectator
ions and remain swimming in solution just as they were before mixing. This
equation can be labeled “NR”.
 (b) Iron atoms are placed in a solution containing aqueous Cu2+ and SO42–
ions. The iron atoms react and transfer two electrons to the Cu2+ ions. The
iron atoms become Fe2+ ions and join the aqueous solution. The Cu2+ ions
return to being metallic Cu atoms. This is called a single replacement
reaction. The sulfate ions do not change and thus are spectator ions.

(c) A solution containing aqueous ions of Al3+ and SO42– is mixed with a
solution containing aqueous ions of Ba2+ and Cl–. The Al3+ and Cl– ions
continue to swim amongst the water molecules and do not change
(spectator ions). The Ba2+ ions find the SO42– ions and bond to form a new
compound (BaSO4) which is a solid precipitate.