Honors Chemistry

Name Cindy Lin

Period 5

Date Oct 29.

Precipitate Puzzle Lab

U n i t

As a secret agent, your assignment is to pick up some chemicals and deliver them to the Special Chemicals Unit. You
then undertake this assignment with all the adventures that would make OO7 proud of you. Following the pick up,
you notice that the bottles are labeled A,B,C, X, Y, Z only. You are given two papers, which identify the bottles.

One paper contains the following information:
Bottles
Contains
A, B, C
In no particular order: Mg(NO3)2, AgNO3 and Ba(NO3)2
X, Y, Z
In no particular order: Na2CrO4, NaCl and Na2CO3.

The other paper contains the following information
Bottle
Contains

A
xxx

B
xxx

C
xxx

X
xxx

Y
xxx

Z
xxx


You realize that the second sheet is smudged (due to your escapades in attaining the chemicals.) In order to deliver
the substances, you need to fix the second paper. Your task is to identify each of A, B, C, X, Y and Z, using their
solubility tables, and then write formula, complete ionic and net ionic equations corresponding to each precipitate
formed.

Draw up a data table and show detailed observations for the tests that you conduct:

X(NaCl)

Y(Na2CO3)

Z(Na2CrO4)

A(AgNO3)

B(Mg(NO3)2)

C(Ba(NO3)2)

Cloudy

Aqueous

Aqueous

White precipitate

Transparent

Transparent

No color

No color

Cloudy beige

Cloudy

White precipitate at

Precipitate formed

Little precipitate towards

bottom center

edges

Cloudy

Red/brown

Yellow

Neon yellow

Precipitate formed

No precipitate

Thick precipitate

Transparent



Conclusion:

A is AgNO3 B is Mg(NO3)2 C is Ba(NO3)2

X is NaCl Y is Na2CO3 Z is Na2CrO4

Equations for each reaction:

1. AgNO3 (aq) + NaCl (aq) NaNO3 (aq) + AgCl (s)
Net Ionic Equation:

Ag+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) AgCl (s)

2. 2AgNO3 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) 2NaNO3 (aq) + Ag2CO3 (s)

Net Ionic Equation:

2Ag+ (aq) + CO3- (aq) Ag2CO3 (s)

3. AgNO3 (aq) + Na2CrO4 (aq) Na2NO3 (aq) + AgCrO4 (s)

Net Ionic Equation:

Ag+ (aq) + CrO4+ (aq) AgCrO4 (s)


4. Mg(NO3)2 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) 2NaNO3 (aq) + MgCO3 (s)

Net Ionic Equation:

Mg2+ (aq) + CO32- (aq) MgCO3 (s)


5. Ba(NO3)2 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) 2NaNO3 (aq) + BaCO3 (s)

Net Ionic Equation:



Ba2+ (aq) + CO32- (aq) BaCO3 (s)


6. Ba(NO3)2 (aq) + Na2CrO4 (aq) 2NaNO3 (aq) + BaCrO4 (s)

Net Ionic Equation:

Ba2+ (aq) + CrO42- (aq) BaCrO4 (s)