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A student dissolved some crystals of a salt in water.
The student added sodium hydroxide solution to the salt solution
The student added sodium hydroxide until it was in excess
Describe what the student would see if the salt contained calcium ions

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Under Normal Conditions no reaction will be seen between Calcium ions (Ca⁺), NaCl (salt solution) and NaOH(sodium hydroxide).

What is a double replacement reaction ?

In a double replacement reaction , the compounds present switch cation and anion to form new compounds.

But here in NaOH(sodium hydroxide) and NaCl (salt solution) the cation sodium ion Na⁺, of both the compounds is same so the end result will be same .

There will be no net reaction .

But if excess Sodium Hydroxide is added to the solution , we will see precipitate of NaCl , salt forming.

If Salt contained Ca⁺ ions , firstly NaCl will only combine with Ca⁺ ions in special conditions as Na⁺ ions are more reactive than Ca⁺ ions.

On addition of NaOH we would observe no change in normal conditions due to above stated reason .

In special conditions following reaction takes place ,in normal condition the reaction follows reverse direction.

Ca + 2 NaOH ← Ca(OH)₂ + 2 Na

Hence under Normal Conditions no reaction will be seen between Calcium ions , NaCl (salt solution) and NaOH(sodium hydroxide).

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