Chemistry: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0534420125
ISBN 13: 978-0-53442-012-3

Chapter 4 - Chemical Reactions in Solution - Questions and Exercises - Exercises - Page 169: 4.30

Answer

$Pb^{2+}$

Work Step by Step

When Sodium Sulfate is added to water, it dissociates into sodium and Sulfate ions. The sulfate ions combine with Lead ions in the solution to form Lead Sulfate, which is insoluble in water; hence, it precipitates.
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