5 drops of aluminum nitrate is placed in a centrifuge tube6 drops of aqueous ammonia solution is then addedA precipitate forms.Explain what happenedWhat is the chemical identity of the precipitate? (hint: What IONIC species arise when NH3 is added to water? The precipitate forms because Al(3+) has combined with an anion.)Write TWO net ionic equations.
Reaction 1 NH3 + H2O - NH4+ + OH- The ammonia in water turns the water solution basic Reaction 2 Al+3 + 3OH- - Al(OH)3 (s) Aluminum hydroxide is an insoluble precipitate.
