Question

How would strontium chloride react with lithium phosphate?

Answer 1

`"Well garbage out must equal garbage in....."`

Explanation:

`3SrCl_2(aq) + 2Li_3PO_4(aq) rarr 2Sr_3(PO_4)_2(s)darr +6LiCl(aq)`

For the given equation.....the left hand side of the equation contains as many particles as the right hand side of the equation. Strontium forms a `Sr^(2+)` ion....and lithium forms a `Li^+` ion....

It is usually easier to balance less ambiguous equations....

`CaCl_2(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) rarr Ca(OH)_2(s)darr + 2NaCl(aq)`

For both equations, for every reactant particle, there is a corresponding product particle...

Phosphate salts in water are generally biphosphates, i.e. salts of `""^(-)HPO_4`...and to represent this we would write...

`SrCl_2(aq) + Li_2HPO_4(aq) rarr SrHPO_4(s)darr + 2LiCl(aq)`

For further examples, see this old answer and links....