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Barium Chloride dihydrate and Sodium Sulphate
« on: September 15, 2011, 05:47:20 PM »
What are the products of the reaction?
I got Sodium Chloride, Water and Barium Sulphate.
I've never done a question with a hydrate before, so what happens to it in the reaction?

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Re: Barium Chloride dihydrate and Sodium Sulphate
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2011, 06:29:47 PM »
Hydrate means water built into crystalline structure. When you dissolve hydrate, water molecules go into solution (that's not always exact true, but it is a good starting point) - and become indistinguishable from other water molecules.
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Re: Barium Chloride dihydrate and Sodium Sulphate
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 06:39:44 PM »
So then my answer would be correct? Well without the H2O in the products and if so, then how can the equation balance?
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Re: Barium Chloride dihydrate and Sodium Sulphate
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 02:43:37 AM »
To balance equation simply put water on the products side.
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