During the experiment a student precipitated and digested the BaSO4. After allowing the precipitate to settle, they added a few drops of BaCl2 solution, and the previously clear solution became cloudy. Explain what happened.

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Answer:

Incomplete precipitation of barium sulfate

Explanation:

The student has precipitated and digested the barium sulfate on his/her side. But on the addition of [tex]BaCl_2[/tex] in the solution, the solution become cloudy. This happened because incomplete precipitation of barium sulfate by the student. When [tex]BaCl_2[/tex] is added, there are still sulfate ions present in the solution with combines with [tex]BaCl_2[/tex] and forms [tex]BaSO_4[/tex] and the formation of this precipitate makes the solution cloudy.