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: The [[reactant]]s in a '''precipitation''' [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]] are [[aqueous]] or [[gas]]eous but at least one of the [[product]]s is an [[insoluble]] [[solid]].
 
: The [[reactant]]s in a '''precipitation''' [[Chemical Reaction|reaction]] are [[aqueous]] or [[gas]]eous but at least one of the [[product]]s is an [[insoluble]] [[solid]].
 
: Some common [[precipitate]] [[Chemical Reaction|reactions]] you may know are:
 
: Some common [[precipitate]] [[Chemical Reaction|reactions]] you may know are:
: Lead Nitrate + Potassium Iodide → Potassium Nitrate + Lead Iodide
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: ''Lead Nitrate + [[Potassium Iodide]] [[Potassium Nitrate]] + Lead Iodide''
 
<math>Pb(NO_3)_2(aq) + 2KI(aq) → 2KNO_3(aq) + PbI_2(s)</math>
 
<math>Pb(NO_3)_2(aq) + 2KI(aq) → 2KNO_3(aq) + PbI_2(s)</math>
  
: [[Calcium Oxide]] + [[Carbon Dioxide]] → [[Calcium Carbonate]]
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: ''[[Calcium Oxide]] + [[Carbon Dioxide]] → [[Calcium Carbonate]]''
 
<math>CaO(aq) + CO_2(g) → CaCO_3(s)</math>
 
<math>CaO(aq) + CO_2(g) → CaCO_3(s)</math>

Revision as of 09:44, 8 June 2019

Key Stage 4

A precipitate of Lead Iodide formed in the reaction between Lead Nitrate and Potassium Iodide.

Meaning

A precipitate is a solid insoluble compound formed by the chemical reaction between two other chemicals in solution.

About Precipitates

The reactants in a precipitation reaction are aqueous or gaseous but at least one of the products is an insoluble solid.
Some common precipitate reactions you may know are:
Lead Nitrate + Potassium IodidePotassium Nitrate + Lead Iodide

\(Pb(NO_3)_2(aq) + 2KI(aq) → 2KNO_3(aq) + PbI_2(s)\)

Calcium Oxide + Carbon DioxideCalcium Carbonate

\(CaO(aq) + CO_2(g) → CaCO_3(s)\)