MOLECULAR, (TOTAL) IONIC AND

NET IONIC EQUATIONS

1. Sodium chloride and silver nitrate → sodium nitrate and silver

chloride

NaCl + AgNO3 → NaNO3 + AgCl(s)

The AgCl is labeled with (s) because it is insoluble and forms a

precipitate.
IONIC EQUATION
Na+ + Cl- + Ag+ + NO3-
→ Na+ + NO3- + AgCl(s)

All substance are dissociated except for the

insoluble AgCl(s)
NET IONIC EQUATION
The ions not involved in forming the precipitate (Na +
and NO3-) are called "Spectator Ions" and are
eliminated to form the net ionic equation.

Ag+ + Cl- → AgCl(s)

Any source of silver ions and chloride ions would result

in the same net ionic equation. Sodium chloride
substitutes contain potassium chloride.
2. Copper(II) chloride + sodium sulfide
→ copper(II)sulfide and sodium chloride

CuCl2 + Na2S → CuS + NaCl

CuCl2 + Na2S → CuS(s) + 2NaCl

Cu2+ + 2Cl- + 2Na+ + S2-

→ CuS(s) + 2Na+ + 2Cl-

The spectator ions are Na+ and Cl-

Cu2+ + S2- → CuS(s)

3. Calcium chloride + sodium carbonate
calcium carbonate and sodium
chloride

CaCl2 + Na2CO3 → CaCO3(s) + 2NaCl

Ca2+ + 2Cl- + 2Na+ + CO32-

→ CaCO3(s) + 2Na+ + 2Cl-

The spectator ions are Na+ and Cl-

Ca2+ + CO32- → CaCO3(s)
4. Barium nitrate + sodium phosphate
→ barium phosphate and sodium nitrate

Ba(NO3)2 + Na3PO4 → Ba3(PO4)2(s) + NaNO3

3Ba(NO3)2 + 2Na3PO4 → Ba3(PO4)2(s) + 6NaNO3

3Ba2+ + 6NO3- + 6Na+ + 2PO43-

→ Ba3(PO4)2(s) + 6Na+ + 6NO3-

The spectator ions are Na+ and NO3-

3Ba2+ + 2PO43- → Ba3(PO4)2(s)
5. Chromium(III) chloride + silver nitrate
→ chromium(III) nitrate and silver chloride

CrCl3 + 3AgNO3 → Cr(NO3)3 + 3AgCl(s)

Cr3+ + 3Cl- + 3Ag+ + 3NO3-

→ Cr3+ + 3NO3- + 3AgCl(s)

3Ag+ + 3Cl- → 3AgCl(s)

Ag+ + Cl- → AgCl(s)