What is the net ionic equation of the reaction of MgSO4 with Pb(NO3)2?

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What is the net ionic equation of the reaction of MgSO4 with Pb(NO3)2?

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Answer 1 · 2015-02-17T16:48:41

$S O_{4 (a q)}^{2 -} + P b_{(a q)}^{2 +} \to P b S O_{4 (s)}$ $SO_(4(aq))^(2-) + Pb_((aq))^(2+) -> PbSO_(4(s))$

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The balanced equation for this reaction is

$M g S O_{4 (a q)} + P b {(N O_{3})}_{2 (a q)} \to M {g (N O_{3})}_{2} (a q) + P b S O_{4} (s)$ $MgSO_(4(aq)) + Pb(NO_3)_(2(aq)) ->Mg(NO_3)_2(aq) + PbSO_4(s)$

The complete ionic equation is

$M g_{(a q)}^{2 +} + S O_{4 (a q)}^{2 -} + P b_{(a q)}^{2 +} + 2 N O_{3 (a q)}^{-} \to P b S O_{4 (s)} + M g_{(a q)}^{2 +} + + 2 N O_{3 (a q)}^{-}$ $Mg_((aq))^(2+) + SO_(4(aq))^(2-) + Pb_((aq))^(2+) + 2NO_(3(aq))^(-) -> PbSO_(4(s)) + Mg_((aq))^(2+) + + 2NO_(3(aq))^(-)$

If you eliminate spectator ions, which are the ions thatcan be found both on the reactants' and on the products' side, you'll get the net ionic equation

$S O_{4 (a q)}^{2 -} + P b_{(a q)}^{2 +} \to P b S O_{4 (s)}$ $SO_(4(aq))^(2-) + Pb_((aq))^(2+) -> PbSO_(4(s))$

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