OpenStax Chemistry 2e – Section 4.2
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, Precipitation Reactions and Solubility Ru
• A precipitation reaction is one in
which dissolved substances react to
form one (or more) solid products.
• Many reactions of this type involve
the exchange of ions between ionic
compounds in aqueous solution and
are sometimes referred to as double
displacement, double replacement,
or metathesis reactions.
• The extent to which a substance may
be dissolved in water, or any solvent,
is quantitatively expressed as its
solubility