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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject: Chemisty |
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| How can one easily differentiate between the molecular and the ionic net equation?
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Admin
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:29 am Post subject: |
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The ionic net equation has pluses (+) and minuses(-) on the elements which are called cations (Ca2+) and anions (OH-).
So:
AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) ® AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq) - molecular equation
Ag+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq) ® AgCl(s) + Na+(aq) + NO3-(aq) - net ionic
Hope this helps
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thetheymajor
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:15 am Post subject: |
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| not really, way too complicated
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RobJim
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| Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:32 am Post subject: |
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| The ionic net equation writes each ion separately, while the molecular equation does not.
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Charm_Chemistry
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GCT
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: Chemisty |
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| Anonymous wrote: |
| How can one easily differentiate between the molecular and the ionic net equation? |
another way, especially if you're dealing with net ionic equations themselves, is to note that one is a simplification over the other, the net ionic equation is the actual equation which denotes chemical reactions (although some people would argue that solvation is a chemical change). The difference between the two should be easy to spot if you were familiar with the concept of spectator ions, and the basic reaction dynamics in aqueous solutions. The molecular equation simply refers to the states of the molecules.
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