ferrous sulphate + sodium hydroxide forms ppt. ferrous hydroxide + sodium sulphate is left in the solution
write a balanced chemical eqn.. for this..
first assign the chemicals into their chemical formula;
Ferrous sulphate is FeSO4
Sodium hydroxide is NaOH
Ferrous hydroxide is Fe(OH)2
Sodium sulphate is Na2SO4
hope that helps
To write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) that forms a precipitate of ferrous hydroxide (Fe(OH)2) and leaves sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) in solution, we need to make sure that the number of atoms of each element is equal on both sides of the equation.
The equation can be written as:
FeSO4 + 2NaOH → Fe(OH)2 + Na2SO4
In this equation, there are balanced coefficients in front of each compound that represent the number of molecules or moles involved in the reaction. On the left side, we have 1 FeSO4 and 2 NaOH, which combine to form 1 Fe(OH)2 and 1 Na2SO4 on the right side.
It is important to note that the equation is balanced both in terms of atoms and charges.