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Mansoura National University
Pharm D-Clinical Pharmacy Program Level 1 Pharm. Anal. Chem. 1 (PC 101)
Predicting the Formation of a Precipitate
How can you predict the formation of a precipitate in a double-replacement
reaction?
• You can predict the formation of a precipitate by using the general
rules for solubility of ionic compounds.
Q: Will a precipitate form when a sodium carbonate solution is mixed with a
barium nitrate solution?
Sodium nitrate is soluble but barium carbonate is insoluble. The net ionic equation
is
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