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Spectator ion

Lizwi
in Inorganic Chemistry

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20200819_113624.thumb.jpg.f4831afd096f8f871dfdd7e9c9fa3fe3.jpgWhy is NO3 called spectator ion because it can react with water to form HNO3 and turn water in OH- so the solution is neutral 

 

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Edited by Lizwi

Here only the cathion reaction should be considered. Instead of Nitrate, also other ions like chloride, sulfate, could be present.

  • 3 months later...

A spectator ion is an ion that exists in the same form on both the reactant side and the product side of a chemical reaction.

NH4+ +NO3- +H++OH-=H3O++NH3+NO3-

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