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chemy123

July 5th, 2006 17:58

spectator ions

Hi can someone please explain how to find out spectator ions?
I know they are ions which do not change in a reaction, but i don't really know which ones are which.
eg. HCL+NaOH = NaCl + H2O
The book says that Cl and Na are spectator ions, but they did change in a reaction. From HCl it became NaCl. So i dont exactly understand it.

Borek

July 6th, 2006 16:27

Write reaction in ionic form, it will be easier to spot what's going on.

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