Nicolas Rey, Marc De Jesus and Gregory Boothe

Lab 2 Report: Reactions in Solution and Precipitate Identification

Data Table

Reactants Product observations

KI + Pb(NO3)2 Turns yellow

NaNO3 + KI No reaction

BaCl2 + Na2SO4 White precipitate

Hg(NO3)2 + KI Orange precipitate

AgNO3 + KI Vey light yellow

BaCl2 + dilute H2SO4 White precipitate

Balanced equations for all the reactions that involved the formation of a
precipitate:

1. Pb (NO3)2 (aq)+ 2KI(aq) = KNO3 (aq)+ PbI2 (s)

2. Na + KI = No reaction.

3. BaCl2 (aq)+ Na2SO4 (aq)= 2NaCl(aq) + BaSO4(s)

4. Hg (No3)2 (aq) + 2 KI (aq) = HgI2 (s)+ 2 KNO3 (aq)

5. AgNO3 (aq) + KI (aq) → AgI(s) + KNO3 (aq)

6. BACl2 (aq)+ H2SO4 (aq)= BASO4 (s)+ 2 HCl(aq)

Conclusions:

PbI2 (s) was the precipitate, because the solubility rules state that iodides are
soluble except PbI2

BaSO4(s) was the precipitate, because the solubility rules state that sulfates are
soluble except BaSO4(s)

HgI2 (s) was the precipitate, because the solubility rules state that iodides are
soluble except those containing silver, mercury, or lead.

AgI(s) was the precipitate, because the solubility rules state that iodides are
soluble except those containing silver, mercury, or lead.

BASO4 (s) was the precipitate, because the solubility rules state that sulfates
are soluble except BaSO4(s)