What is the net ionic equation of Na3PO4 + NH4Cl=?
dr golde
no reaction product
There are rules governing when a double displacement reaction actually takes place. Mixing these two solutions results only in a solution containing a mixture of Na+, NH4+ PO4 3- and Cl- ions. There is no reaction product. IE. the net ionic equation. This is not possible because no precipitate gas or water is formed - therefore no reaction has occured
To determine the net ionic equation of Na3PO4 + NH4Cl, we need to first write the molecular equation and then break it down into ions.
The molecular equation for Na3PO4 + NH4Cl is:
3Na3PO4 + 4NH4Cl → 12NaCl + (NH4)3PO4
Next, we need to separate the soluble ionic compounds into their constituent ions.
The soluble compounds in this equation are Na3PO4 and NH4Cl.
Na3PO4 dissociates into 3 Na+ ions and 1 PO4^3- ion.
NH4Cl dissociates into 1 NH4+ ion and 1 Cl- ion.
Now, we can write the complete ionic equation by showing all the dissociated ions:
3Na+ + 1PO4^3- + 4NH4+ + 4Cl- → 12Na+ + 4Cl- + (NH4)3PO4
Finally, we can simplify the equation by canceling out the spectator ions, which are ions that appear on both sides of the equation and do not participate in the chemical reaction.
Simplifying, we get the net ionic equation of Na3PO4 + NH4Cl:
3Na+ + 1PO4^3- + 4NH4+ + 4Cl- → (NH4)3PO4