Question

State your observation when zinc chloride solution, zinc nitrate solution, and zinc sulphate solutions are added individually to barium chloride solution.

Answer 1

1. When zinc chloride solution is added individually to barium chloride solution, no reaction occurs.
2. When zinc nitrate solution is added individually to barium chloride solution, no reaction occurs.
3. Individual additions of zinc sulphate solution to barium chloride solution result in the formation of a white barium sulphate precipitate.
   \[\ce{ZnSO4 + BaCl2 -> \underset{White ppt.}{BaSO4\downarrow} + ZnCl2}\]