What is meant by precipitation reaction
The precipitation reaction is defined as the “Chemical reaction occurring in aqueous solutions where two ionic bonds combine forming up insoluble salts.” The salts formed are precipitates and are the products of precipitation reaction.
The precipitation reaction is the double displacement reactions involving the production of a solid form residue called the precipitate. The reaction also occurs when two or more solutions with different salts are combined, resulting in the formation of insoluble salts that precipitates out of the solution.
One of the best examples of precipitation reactions is the chemical reaction between potassium chloride and silver nitrate, and solid silver chloride is the precipitate or the insoluble salt formed as a product of the reaction