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For Ba(SO4) determine if it is soluble or insoluble using the rules.
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Soluble
Insoluble
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Insoluble.
Reason: Most sulfate salts are soluble, but there are important exceptions — sulfates of Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Pb2+ (and Ag+, Hg2 2+) are insoluble. BaSO4 forms a white precipitate (Ba2+ + SO4 2− → BaSO4(s)); its Ksp ≈ 1.1×10−10 at 25 °C.
Reason: Most sulfate salts are soluble, but there are important exceptions — sulfates of Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Pb2+ (and Ag+, Hg2 2+) are insoluble. BaSO4 forms a white precipitate (Ba2+ + SO4 2− → BaSO4(s)); its Ksp ≈ 1.1×10−10 at 25 °C.
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