Do a demonstration to introduce the concept of a precipitate – formation of a solid from the reaction of two liquids. Remind students that they have seen that mixing certain substances can result in a ...

Scoop a small amount of KI into the water directly opposite the Pb(NO3)2 A precipitate of PbI2 will form near the center of the dish.

Below is an example of a precipitation reaction. Notice the two aqueous solutions make a solid substance. \(AgNO_{3}(aq) + NaCl(aq)\rightarrow AgCl(s) + NaNO_{3}(aq)\) If state symbols are not ...

A simple demonstration of how a precipitate is evidence of a chemical reaction taking place is performed by mixing solutions of calcium chloride and sodium carbonate to form the precipitate calcium ...