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An aqueous solution of calcium chloride is allowed to react with an aqueous solu

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Question

An aqueous solution of calcium chloride is allowed to react with an aqueous solution of potassium sulfate.
What is is the complete ionic equation (with correct coefficient)?
What is the net ionic equation? (With correct coefficient)
What are the spectator Ions (with correct coefficient)? An aqueous solution of calcium chloride is allowed to react with an aqueous solution of potassium sulfate.
What is is the complete ionic equation (with correct coefficient)?
What is the net ionic equation? (With correct coefficient)
What are the spectator Ions (with correct coefficient)?
What is is the complete ionic equation (with correct coefficient)?
What is the net ionic equation? (With correct coefficient)
What are the spectator Ions (with correct coefficient)?

Explanation / Answer

Pretty much all salts of potassium are soluble
so it definitely cannot be K2SO4 or KCl
CaSO4 is however insoluble
so:

ionic equation
2K(aq)+1 + SO4(aq)-2+ Ca+2(aq) + 2Cl-1(aq) = CaSO4(s) + 2K(aq)+1 + 2Cl-1(aq)

net ionic (drop the spectator ions)
SO4(aq)-2+ Ca+2(aq) = CaSO4(s)