Question

I am doing a homework and I'm having trouble on this one....

It says
"Write a balanced net ionic equation for the following reaction."

BaCl2 (aq) + H2SO4 (aq) -> BaSO4 (s) + HCL(aq)

If anyone could write this out for me in a balanced net ionic equation, that would be great!! Thank you.. Also, I am not very experienced with chemistry so try to explain it to me as if you were talking to a baby. :/

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Answer 2

Sorry!

Answer 3

You start with a balanced molecular equation , with states:
BaCl2 (aq) + H2SO4(aq) → BaSO4(s) + 2HCl(aq)
The second step Write the full ionic equation - anything that is (s) , (l) or (g) does not ionise
Ba2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) + 2H+(aq) + SO4 2-(aq) → BaSO4(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq)
Now you write what you want : The NET ionic equation . Examine the full ionic equation above: Delete any thing that is identical on both sides of the → sign.
net ionic equation:
Ba 2+(aq) + SO4 2-(aq) → BaSO4(s)
If you follow this three step method you should have no problem with net ionic equations.