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Write balanced molecular, total ionic and net ionic equations for the reaction between aqueous solutions of hydriodic acid and lithium hydroxide?
Ans. Balanced Molecular Reaction: Simply write the balanced reaction.
HCl(aq) + LiOH(aq) --------> LiCl(aq) + H2O(l)
# Total ionic reaction: Write balanced reaction in ionic forms, i.e. all chemical species must be in their ionic form as applicable.
HCl dissociates into H+ and Cl- ions. LiOH dissociates into Li+ and OH- ions. LiCl is a strong electrolyte and spontaneously dissociates into Li+ and Cl- ions. H2O(l) is a covalent compound with extremely low dissociation constant. So, H2O remain as such.
H+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + Li+(aq) + OH-(aq) --------> Li+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + H2O(aq)
# Net ionic reaction: In the total or overall ionic reaction, cancel the common ions on either side of the equation as shown-
H+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + Li+(aq) + OH-(aq) --------> Li+(aq) + Cl-(aq) + H2O(aq)
Cl- and Li+ on LHS cancel their respective terms on RHS.
Thus,
The resultant ionic reaction is now “net ionic” as -
H+(aq) + OH-(aq) --------> H2O(aq)