A student writes the following net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when…
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Problem
A student writes the following net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when aqueous solutions of barium nitrate and sodium sulfate are mixed:
Ba2+(aq)+SO42−(aq)→BaSO4(aq)
Spot the error in the student’s equation and state the correction in one sentence.