A solution contains one or more of the following ions: Ag+, Ca2+, and Fe2+. When sodium chloride is added to the solution, no precipitate forms. When sodium sulfate is added to the solution, a white precipitate forms. Then, the precipitate is filtered off and sodium carbonate is added to the remaining solution, and a precipitate forms.
Which of the ions were present in the original solution?
Write net ionic equations for the formation of each of the precipitates observed.

Explanation:

when NaSO4 added, Ca2+ + SO42- = CaSO4

and Calcium sulphate is a white insoluble precipitate

when NaCO3 added, Fe2+ + CO32- = FeCO3

and it is a green precipitate

2fe + 3h2so4 -> fe2(so4)3 + 3h2

it is necessary to balance equations in order to get the proper amount of reactants as well as products in order not to make a miscalculation.

you cannot change the subscripts as that would change the substance itself. for instance, diatomic elements such as h2 only have the subscript two when a gas. another example would be so4, if you were to change the subscript, the element would no longer be sulfate.

we change the coefficients instead as that only changes the number of molecules rather than the substance itself.

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