(a) What is observed when aqueous solutions of potassium iodide and lead nitrate are mixed together ? Name…
(a) What is observed when aqueous solutions of potassium iodide and lead nitrate are mixed together ? Name the type of reaction and write the chemical equation for the reaction that occurs.
Solution
(a)
Yellow precipitate of lead iodide is formed.
Double displacement reaction / Precipitation reaction
Pb(NO3)2 + 2KI → PbI2 + 2KNO3