Question

Consider the reaction when aqueous solutions of sodium acetate and cobalt(II) bromide are combined. The net ionic equation for this reaction is?: label aq, s, l, or g

Answer 1

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there is no net ionic equation, since there is no reaction.

Explanation:

Basically you have just a bunch of ions. Sodium acetate comes apart into sodium ions and acetate ions....and Cobalt(II)Bromide comes apart into Co+2 ions and 2Br- ions. But there is no reaction, just a mixture of ions in solution.

`2NaCH_3COO(aq) + CoBr_2(aq) = 2NaBr(aq) + Co(CH_3COO)_2(aq)`

(everything below will be aq)

Total Ionic Equation:
`2Na^+ + 2CH_3COO^- + Co^"+2" + 2Br^- = 2Na^+ + 2Br^- + Co^"+2" + 2CH_3COO^-`

All the stuff on the left is the same as all the stuff on the right (you don't form a precipitate, liquid...nothing), so there is no net ionic equation because there is no reaction.