Translate the following statement into chemical equation and balance it:
Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium sulphate.
A
3BaCl2(aq)+Al2(SO4)3(aq)→2AlCl3(aq)+3BaSO4(s)
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B
BaCl2(aq)+Al2(SO4)3(aq)→AlCl3(aq)+BaSO4(s)
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C
3BaCl+Al2(SO4)3→2AlCl3+3BaSO4
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D
4BaCl2(aq)+Al2(SO4)3(aq)→5AlCl3(aq)+2BaSO4(s)
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Solution
The correct option is A3BaCl2(aq)+Al2(SO4)3(aq)→2AlCl3(aq)+3BaSO4(s) A balanced equation for "Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium sulphate" is as follows :
3BaCl2(aq)+Al2(SO4)3(aq)→2AlCl3(aq)+3BaSO4(s)
The reaction is double displacement reaction, since the ions of two reactants are exchanged to form two new compounds. The reaction is also called as precipitation reaction as a precipitate of barium sulphate is being formed.