Ionic equations with state symbols
What Ionic equations with state symbols means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The equation is Ag⁺(aq) + X⁻(aq) → AgX(s), where X is the halide, with (aq) for the ions and (s) for the precipitate.
The precipitation is written as Ag⁺(aq) + X⁻(aq) → AgX(s), with (aq) for the ions and (s) for the precipitate.
Each precipitate forms by Ag⁺(aq) + X⁻(aq) → AgX(s), and the state symbols are required.
Topics that use Ionic equations with state symbols
- Trends in properties (AQA A-Level)
- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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