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When solutions of sodium sulphate and barium chloride are mixed, a white precipitate of barium sulphate forms. What type of reaction is this?
Explanation
Explanation
Na2SO4 + BaCl2 → BaSO4↓ + 2NaCl. The two compounds exchange ions to form a new insoluble compound (precipitate), which is characteristic of a double displacement reaction.
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