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Equal volumes of 0.02M CaCl2 0.0004M Na2SO4 are mixed. Will precipitate of CaSO4 form?

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Apr 21, 2017

You need to quote a #"K"_"sp"# value for #"CaSO"_4#, and this should have been supplied with the question.

Explanation:

If #[Ca^(2+)][SO_4^(2-)]>"K"_"sp"#, then precipitation will occur until #[Ca^(2+)][SO_4^(2-)]="K"_"sp"#.

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