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Formation of Precipitate

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Give an example of a chemical reaction which is characterised by the formation of a precipitate.

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When potassium iodide solution is added to a solution of lead nitrate, a yellow colour precipitate of lead iodide is formed. Thus the chemical reaction between potassium iodide and lead nitrate is characterised by the formation of a yellow precipitate of lead iodide.

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