Answer
Key to Practice Problems on Net Ionic Equations:
1. Molecular:
AgNO3 (aq) + KCl (aq)
® AgCl (s) + KNO3 (aq)
Total
Ionic: Ag+ (aq) + NO3¯
(aq) + K+ (aq)
+ Cl¯ (aq) ® AgCl (s) +
K+ (aq)
+
NO3¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: Ag+ (aq) +
Cl¯ (aq) ®
AgCl (s)
2. Molecular:
Mg(NO3)2 (aq)
+ Na2CO3
(aq) ®
MgCO3 (s) + 2 NaNO3 (aq)
Total
Ionic: Mg2+ (aq) + 2
NO3¯ (aq) + 2 Na+ (aq) + CO32-
(aq) ® MgCO3
(s) +
2 Na+ (aq)
+
2 NO3¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: Mg2+ (aq) +
CO32- (aq)
®
MgCO3 (s)
3. Molecular:
strontium bromide (aq) + potassium sulfate (aq) ®
strontium sulfate (s) +
potassium
bromide (aq)
Molecular: SrBr2 (aq) + K2SO4
(aq) ® SrSO4
(s) + 2 KBr (aq)
Total
Ionic: Sr2+ (aq) + 2
Br¯ (aq) + 2 K+ (aq) + SO42-
(aq) ® SrSO4
(s) +
2 K+ (aq)
+
2 Br¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: Sr2+ (aq) + SO42-
(aq) ® SrSO4
(s)
4. Molecular:
manganese(II) chloride (aq)
+ ammonium carbonate (aq) ® manganese(II)
carbonate (s) + ammonium chloride
(aq)
Molecular: MnCl2 (aq) +
(NH4)2CO3 (aq) ® MnCO3
(s) + 2 NH4Cl (aq)
Total
Ionic: Mn2+ (aq) + 2
Cl¯ (aq) + 2 NH4+
(aq) +
CO32- (aq)
®
MnCO3 (s) + 2 NH4+
(aq)
2
Cl¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: Mn2+ (aq) + CO32-
(aq) ® MnCO3
(s)
5. Molecular:
chromium(III) nitrate (aq)
+ iron(II) sulfate (aq) ® chromium(III)
sulfate (aq)
+ iron(II) nitrate (aq)
Molecular: 2 Cr(NO3)3 (aq) + 3
FeSO4 (aq) ®
3 Fe(NO3)2 (aq)
+ Cr2(SO4)3
(aq)
Total
Ionic: 2 Cr3+
(aq) +
6 NO3¯ (aq)
+ 3 Fe2+
(aq) +
3 SO42- (aq) ® 2 Cr3+ (aq) + 6
NO3¯ (aq)
+
3 Fe2+ (aq)
+ 3 SO42-
(aq)
Net Ionic: No Reaction
6. Molecular:
K3PO4 (aq)
+ Al(NO3)3
(aq) ® AlPO4
(s) +
3 KNO3 (aq)
Total
Ionic: 3 K+ (aq) + PO43-
(aq) +
Al3+ (aq) + 3 NO3¯ (aq) ® AlPO4
(s) +
3 K+ (aq)
3
NO3¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: Al3+ (aq) + PO43-
(aq) ® AlPO4
(s)
7. Molecular:
BeI2 (aq) + Cu2SO4 (aq) ® BeSO4
(aq) +
2 CuI (s)
Total
Ionic: Be2+ (aq) + 2
I¯ (aq) 2 Cu+ (aq) + SO42-
(aq) ® Be2+
(aq) +
SO42- (aq)
+ 2 CuI (s)
Net Ionic: 2 Cu2+ (aq) + 2
I¯ (aq) ® 2 CuI (s)
8. Molecular:
Ni(NO3)3 (aq)
+ 3 KBr (aq) ® NiBr3
(aq) +
3 KNO3 (aq)
Total
Ionic: Ni3+ (aq) + 3
NO3¯ (aq) + 3 K+ (aq) + 3
Br¯ (aq) ® Ni3+
(aq) +
3 NO3¯ (aq)
+
3 K+ (aq)
+ 3 Br¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: No Reaction
9. Molecular:
cobalt(III) bromide + potassium sulfide ®
Molecular: 2 CoBr3 (aq) + 3
K2S(aq) ®
Co2S3 (s)
+ 6 KBr (aq)
Total
Ionic: 2 Co3+ (aq) + 6
Br¯ (aq) + 6 K+ (aq) + 3
S2- (aq) ®
Co2S3 (s)
+ 6 K+
(aq)
+
6 Br¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: 2 Co3+ (aq) + 3
S2- (aq) ®
Co2S3 (s)
10. Molecular:
barium nitrate + ammonium phosphate ®
Molecular: 3 Ba(NO3)2 (aq) + 2
(NH4)3PO4 (aq) ® Ba3(PO4)2
(s) +
6 NH4NO3 (aq)
Total
Ionic: 3 Ba2+ (aq) + 6
NO3¯ (aq) + 6 NH4+
(aq) +
PO43- (aq)
®
Ba3(PO4)2 (s)
+
6 NH4+ (aq) + 6 NO3¯
(aq)
Net Ionic: 3 Ba2+(aq) + 2
PO43- (aq) ®
Ba3(PO4)2 (s)
11. Molecular:
calcium hydroxide + iron(III) chloride ®
Molecular: 3 Ca(OH)2 (aq) + 2 FeCl3 (aq) ® 3 CaCl2
(aq) + 2 Fe(OH)3 (s)
Total
Ionic: 3 Ca2+
(aq) +
6 OH¯ (aq) + 2 Fe3+ (aq) + 6
Cl¯ (aq) ® 3
Ca2+ (aq) + 6 Cl¯
(aq)
+ 2 Fe(OH)3 (s)
Net Ionic: 2 Fe3+ (aq) + 6
OH¯ (aq) ® 2 Fe(OH)3
(s) simplifies to:
Fe3+ (aq)
+ 3 OH¯ (aq) ® Fe(OH)3
(s)
12. Molecular:
rubidium fluoride + copper(II) sulfate ®
Molecular: 2 RbF (aq)
+ CuSO4 (aq) ® Rb2SO4
(aq) +
CuF2 (aq)
Total
Ionic: 2 Rb+
(aq) +
2 F¯ (aq) + Cu2+ (aq) + SO42-
(aq) ® 2 Rb+
(aq) +
SO42- (aq)
Cu2+
(aq) +
2 F¯ (aq)
Net Ionic: No Reaction