Question

Complete the following acid-base reactions with balanced molecular, total ionic, and net ionic equations:

(a) Cesium hydroxide(aq) + nitric acid(aq)

(b) Calcium hydroxide(aq) + acetic acid(aq)

Short answer

The acid-base reactions with a balanced molecular equation is:

$\left(\mathrm{a}\right)\mathrm{CsOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{CsNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

$\left(\mathrm{b}\right)\mathrm{Ca}{\left(\mathrm{OH}\right)}_2\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to \left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COO}\right)\mathrm{Ca}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Step-by-step solution

Determine different types of equations to represent aqueous ionic reactions

The molecular equationreveals the least about the species in solution and is actually somewhat misleading because it shows all the reactants and products as if they were intact undissociated compounds.

The total ionic equation is a much more accurate representation of the reaction because it shows all the soluble ionic substances dissociated into ions.

The net ionic equation is the most useful because it omits the spectator ions and shows the actual chemical change taking place.

Write the net ionic equation of the reaction between cesium hydroxide and nitric acid

(a) Balanced molecular reaction:

$\mathrm{CsOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{HNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{CsNO}}_3\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Total ionic equation:

${\mathrm{Cs}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{OH}}^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{NO}}_3^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{Cs}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{NO}}_3^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Net ionic equation:

${\mathrm{H}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{OH}}^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Write the net ionic equation of the reaction between calcium hydroxide and acetic acid

(b)

Balanced molecular reaction:

$\mathrm{Ca}{\left(\mathrm{OH}\right)}_2\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to {\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COO}\right)}_2\mathrm{Ca}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Total ionic equation:

${\mathrm{Ca}}^{+2}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{OH}}^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_3{{\mathrm{O}}_2}^{-}\left(\text{aq}\right)\text{+2}{\mathrm{H}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{NO}}_3^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to 2{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_3{{\mathrm{O}}_2}^{-}\left(\text{aq}\right)+{\mathrm{Ca}}^{+2}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$

Net ionic equation:

$2{\mathrm{H}}^{+}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)+2{\mathrm{OH}}^{-}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)\to 2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$