What is formed when sulfuric acid and barium chloride are mixed?

Answer 1

H2SO4 (aq) + BaCl2 (s) -> BaSO4 (s) + 2HCl (aq)

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I've been typing this up to do as a question for my A-level chemistry. A white precipitate is formed which is barium sulphate (BaSO4) along with (what I believe theoretically) HCl, hydrogen chloride; which when created into a solution in water becomes hydrochloric acid, and an extra hydrogen atom left over.

BaCl + H2SO4 ---------> BaSO4 + HCl + H

But the single hydrogen atom can't exist as a gas by itself, and is considered 'unstaable' by itself due to its single unfilled orbital, therefore it wants to bond to other atoms and molecules. As the equation is balanced, the hydrogen will bond with another hydrogen formed from another reaction and be released as hydrogen gas.

I hope this answers your question!

Jess :)

Hi jess,

I think u are wrong. Barium chloride exists as BaCl2

Hence the reaction is

BaCl2 + H2SO4 --> BaSO4 + 2HCl

SO4 has a -2 charge so Ba will become Ba2SO4.

(actually Ba has a +2 charge so it would stay BaSO4)

Answer 2

Nothing new when in diluted solution, which is mostly the case I suppose:

Nothing happens if the solution is not too concentrated for sulfuric acid that is.

All 4 kinds of ions stay in solution and unchanged.

K+, NO3-, H+, SO42-

2KNO3+H2SO4=K2SO4+2HNO3

Answer 3

barium sulfate and nitric acid are the products of the reaction between barium nitrate and sulfuric acid.

Ba(NO3)2 + H2SO4 = BaSo4 + 2HNO3

Answer 4

Identity of the precipitate that form sulfuric acid and barium chloride are mixed solutions. This is taught science.

Answer 5

Ba(NO3)2 + H2SO4 -> 2HNO3 + BaSO4