| Family | One example | What changes | What stays the same |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase change | Ice melts into liquid water | The state | The composition of the water |
| Making or separating a mixture | Sodium chloride stirred into water | Where the substances are | The composition of each substance |
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"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "Two families of physical change",
"cols": [
"Family",
"One example",
"What changes",
"What stays the same"
],
"rows": [
[
"Phase change",
"Ice melts into liquid water",
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[
"Making or separating a mixture",
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"The composition of each substance"
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],
"alt": "Table comparing the two families of physical change: phase changes change the state; making or separating a mixture changes where the substances are; in both, every substance's composition stays the same."
}| Type | One example |
|---|---|
| Heat or light released | A hand warmer's pouch grows hot |
| Gas formation | Bubbles stream from a tablet in water |
| Precipitate formation | A yellow solid sinks when two clear solutions mix |
| Color change | A clear mixture turns deep orange |
{
"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "Four types of observation",
"cols": [
"Type",
"One example"
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"rows": [
[
"Heat or light released",
"A hand warmer's pouch grows hot"
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[
"Gas formation",
"Bubbles stream from a tablet in water"
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[
"Precipitate formation",
"A yellow solid sinks when two clear solutions mix"
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[
"Color change",
"A clear mixture turns deep orange"
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],
"alt": "Table of the four types of observation that can signal a chemical change — heat or light, gas formation, precipitate formation, color change — each with one concrete example."
}| Observation | A chemical case | A physical look-alike |
|---|---|---|
| Gas forms | A tablet fizzes in water | Water boils into vapor |
| Heat released | A hand warmer's powder changes | Steam condenses on a window |
| Color change | An apple slice browns in air | Yellow paint mixes into blue paint |
| Solid appears | A yellow solid forms from two solutions | Ice forms in freezing water |
{
"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "Each observation, two ways",
"cols": [
"Observation",
"A chemical case",
"A physical look-alike"
],
"rows": [
[
"Gas forms",
"A tablet fizzes in water",
"Water boils into vapor"
],
[
"Heat released",
"A hand warmer's powder changes",
"Steam condenses on a window"
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[
"Color change",
"An apple slice browns in air",
"Yellow paint mixes into blue paint"
],
[
"Solid appears",
"A yellow solid forms from two solutions",
"Ice forms in freezing water"
]
],
"alt": "Table pairing each of the four observation types with one chemical case and one physical look-alike, in identical frames."
}| A chemical change | A physical change | |
|---|---|---|
| What breaks | Bonds inside the particles | Attractions between the particles |
| What forms | New bonds inside new substances | Attractions between the same particles |
| Energy released when | New, stronger bonds form | Attractions between particles form |
| Energy needed when | Bonds are broken | Attractions are overcome |
| One example | Magnesium burns: heat and light | Steam condenses: heat released |
{
"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "Two energy accounts",
"cols": [
"",
"A chemical change",
"A physical change"
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"rows": [
[
"What breaks",
"Bonds inside the particles",
"Attractions between the particles"
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[
"What forms",
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"Attractions between the same particles"
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"Attractions between particles form"
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"Attractions are overcome"
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[
"One example",
"Magnesium burns: heat and light",
"Steam condenses: heat released"
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],
"alt": "Table comparing the energy account of a chemical change and a physical change in identical frames: what breaks, what forms, when energy is released, when energy is needed, one example each."
}| Symbol | Meaning | One example |
|---|---|---|
| (s) | solid | NaCl(s) — dry solid sodium chloride |
| (l) | liquid | H₂O(l) — liquid water |
| (g) | gas | O₂(g) — oxygen gas |
| (aq) | aqueous: dissolved in water | NaCl(aq) — sodium chloride dissolved in water |
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"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "The four state symbols",
"cols": [
"Symbol",
"Meaning",
"One example"
],
"rows": [
[
"(s)",
"solid",
"NaCl(s) — dry solid sodium chloride"
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[
"(l)",
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"H₂O(l) — liquid water"
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"gas",
"O₂(g) — oxygen gas"
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[
"(aq)",
"aqueous: dissolved in water",
"NaCl(aq) — sodium chloride dissolved in water"
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],
"alt": "Table of the four state symbols: (s) solid, (l) liquid, (g) gas, (aq) aqueous meaning dissolved in water, each with one example formula."
}| Equation | Element | Left | Right | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C(s) + O₂(g) → CO₂(g) | C | 1 | 1 | |
| O | 2 | 2 | balanced | |
| H₂(g) + O₂(g) → H₂O(l) | H | 2 | 2 | |
| O | 2 | 1 | unbalanced |
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"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "The atom-count ledger",
"cols": [
"Equation",
"Element",
"Left",
"Right",
"Verdict"
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"rows": [
[
"C(s) + O₂(g) → CO₂(g)",
"C",
"1",
"1",
""
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[
"",
"O",
"2",
"2",
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[
"H₂(g) + O₂(g) → H₂O(l)",
"H",
"2",
"2",
""
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[
"",
"O",
"2",
"1",
"unbalanced"
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}| The move | What stays | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Change a coefficient: H₂O → 2H₂O | The substance: still water | The amount: two molecules |
| Change a subscript: H₂O → H₂O₂ | The amount: one molecule | The substance: now hydrogen peroxide |
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"kind": "u4table",
"caption": "Two possible repairs",
"cols": [
"The move",
"What stays",
"What changes"
],
"rows": [
[
"Change a coefficient: H₂O → 2H₂O",
"The substance: still water",
"The amount: two molecules"
],
[
"Change a subscript: H₂O → H₂O₂",
"The amount: one molecule",
"The substance: now hydrogen peroxide"
]
],
"alt": "Table comparing the two moves in identical frames: changing a coefficient keeps the substance and changes the amount; changing a subscript keeps the amount and changes the substance."
}| Step | Equation so far | C | H | O |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | C₂H₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Carbon | C₂H₆ + O₂ → 2CO₂ + H₂O | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Hydrogen | C₂H₆ + O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Oxygen, then double | 2C₂H₆ + 7O₂ → 4CO₂ + 6H₂O | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
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"caption": "The ledger after each step",
"cols": [
"Step",
"Equation so far",
"C",
"H",
"O"
],
"rows": [
[
"Start",
"C₂H₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O",
"2 | 1",
"6 | 2",
"2 | 3"
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"Carbon",
"C₂H₆ + O₂ → 2CO₂ + H₂O",
"2 | 2",
"6 | 2",
"2 | 5"
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[
"Hydrogen",
"C₂H₆ + O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O",
"2 | 2",
"6 | 6",
"2 | 7"
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"2C₂H₆ + 7O₂ → 4CO₂ + 6H₂O",
"4 | 4",
"12 | 12",
"14 | 14"
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],
"alt": "Atom-count ledger updated after each balancing step for the ethane equation. Left and right counts for carbon, hydrogen and oxygen at each step; the final row shows every element matched at 4 and 4, 12 and 12, 14 and 14."
}| Form | The silver chloride reaction in that form | What the form shows |
|---|---|---|
| Molecular | AgNO₃(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO₃(aq) | every compound as an intact formula |
| Complete ionic | Ag⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s) + Na⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq) | every dissolved compound as its separate ions |
| Net ionic | Ag⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s) | only the species that change |
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"kind": "datatable",
"caption": "Three forms of one reaction",
"cols": [
"Form",
"The silver chloride reaction in that form",
"What the form shows"
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"Molecular",
"AgNO₃(aq) + NaCl(aq) → AgCl(s) + NaNO₃(aq)",
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[
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"Ag⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s) + Na⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq)",
"every dissolved compound as its separate ions"
],
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"Net ionic",
"Ag⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s)",
"only the species that change"
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],
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{
"eq": "2Na⁺(aq) + CO₃²⁻(aq) + Mg²⁺(aq) + SO₄²⁻(aq) → MgCO₃(s) + 2Na⁺(aq) + SO₄²⁻(aq)",
"label": "complete ionic"
}
],
"alt": "The complete ionic equation: 2Na⁺(aq) + CO₃²⁻(aq) + Mg²⁺(aq) + SO₄²⁻(aq) → MgCO₃(s) + 2Na⁺(aq) + SO₄²⁻(aq), labeled complete ionic."
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{
"eq": "Ag⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s) + Na⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq)",
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"strike": [
"NO₃⁻(aq)",
"Na⁺(aq)"
]
},
{
"eq": "Ag⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s)",
"label": "net ionic"
}
],
"alt": "Two equation lines. The line labeled complete ionic reads Ag⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s) + Na⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq), with every Na⁺(aq) and NO₃⁻(aq) struck through. The line labeled net ionic reads Ag⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s)."
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"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "Zn²⁺(aq) + 2Cl⁻(aq) + 2Na⁺(aq) + S²⁻(aq) → ZnS(s) + 2Na⁺(aq) + 2Cl⁻(aq)",
"label": "complete ionic"
},
{
"eq": "Zn²⁺(aq) + S²⁻(aq) → ZnS(s)",
"label": "net ionic"
}
],
"alt": "Two equation lines. The line labeled complete ionic reads Zn²⁺(aq) + 2Cl⁻(aq) + 2Na⁺(aq) + S²⁻(aq) → ZnS(s) + 2Na⁺(aq) + 2Cl⁻(aq). The line labeled net ionic reads Zn²⁺(aq) + S²⁻(aq) → ZnS(s)."
}{
"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "FeCl₃(aq) + 3NaOH(aq) → Fe(OH)₃(s) + 3NaCl(aq)",
"label": "molecular"
},
{
"eq": "Fe³⁺(aq) + 3OH⁻(aq) → Fe(OH)₃(s)",
"label": "net ionic"
}
],
"alt": "Two equation lines. The line labeled molecular reads FeCl₃(aq) + 3NaOH(aq) → Fe(OH)₃(s) + 3NaCl(aq). The line labeled net ionic reads Fe³⁺(aq) + 3OH⁻(aq) → Fe(OH)₃(s)."
}{
"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "2H₂O₂(l) → 2H₂O(l) + O₂(g)"
}
],
"alt": "The equation 2H₂O₂(l) → 2H₂O(l) + O₂(g)."
}| Pair of species | Mole ratio |
|---|---|
| H₂ and O₂ | 2 mol of H₂ to 1 mol of O₂ |
| H₂ and H₂O | 2 mol of H₂ to 2 mol of H₂O |
| O₂ and H₂O | 1 mol of O₂ to 2 mol of H₂O |
{
"kind": "datatable",
"caption": "Mole ratios in 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O",
"cols": [
"Pair of species",
"Mole ratio"
],
"rows": [
[
"H₂ and O₂",
"2 mol of H₂ to 1 mol of O₂"
],
[
"H₂ and H₂O",
"2 mol of H₂ to 2 mol of H₂O"
],
[
"O₂ and H₂O",
"1 mol of O₂ to 2 mol of H₂O"
]
],
"alt": "A table of the three pairings in 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O: H₂ and O₂ pair at 2 mol to 1 mol; H₂ and H₂O pair at 2 mol to 2 mol; O₂ and H₂O pair at 1 mol to 2 mol."
}| Methane burned | Oxygen consumed | Carbon dioxide formed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 mol | 2 mol | 1 mol |
| 2 mol | 4 mol | 2 mol |
| ½ mol | 1 mol | ½ mol |
{
"kind": "datatable",
"caption": "CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O at three scales",
"cols": [
"Methane burned",
"Oxygen consumed",
"Carbon dioxide formed"
],
"rows": [
[
"1 mol",
"2 mol",
"1 mol"
],
[
"2 mol",
"4 mol",
"2 mol"
],
[
"½ mol",
"1 mol",
"½ mol"
]
],
"alt": "A table of the methane burning at three scales. Burning 1 mol of methane consumes 2 mol of oxygen and forms 1 mol of carbon dioxide. Burning 2 mol consumes 4 mol and forms 2 mol. Burning half a mole consumes 1 mol and forms half a mole."
}| HCl + NH₃ | HCl + NaOH | AgNO₃ + NaCl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does a proton move? | yes | yes | no |
| Acid-base? |
{
"kind": "casetable",
"caption": "The same test on three cases",
"cols": [
"",
"HCl + NH₃",
"HCl + NaOH",
"AgNO₃ + NaCl"
],
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[
"Does a proton move?",
"yes",
"yes",
"no"
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],
"verdict": {
"label": "Acid-base?",
"marks": [
"tick",
"tick",
"cross"
]
},
"alt": "Three cases judged in identical frames. In HCl plus NH₃ and in HCl plus NaOH a proton moves, so both are acid-base reactions. In AgNO₃ plus NaCl no proton moves, so it is not."
}| The copper atoms | The silver ions | |
|---|---|---|
| Electrons lost or gained? | Lose two | Gain one |
| What each becomes | Cu²⁺ in solution | Ag atom on the wire |
| The name | Oxidation | Reduction |
{
"kind": "casetable",
"caption": "Two halves of one event",
"cols": [
"",
"The copper atoms",
"The silver ions"
],
"rows": [
[
"Electrons lost or gained?",
"Lose two",
"Gain one"
],
[
"What each becomes",
"Cu²⁺ in solution",
"Ag atom on the wire"
],
[
"The name",
"Oxidation",
"Reduction"
]
],
"alt": "Table with the two halves side by side in identical frames: the copper atoms lose two electrons each and become Cu²⁺ in solution, named oxidation; the silver ions gain one electron each and become Ag atoms on the wire, named reduction."
}| CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O | 2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO | |
|---|---|---|
| Reacts rapidly with O₂? | yes | yes |
| Oxidation numbers change? | C −4 to +4, O 0 to −2 | Mg 0 to +2, O 0 to −2 |
| Combustion AND redox |
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"kind": "casetable",
"caption": "Two burns, judged in identical frames",
"cols": [
"",
"CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O",
"2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO"
],
"rows": [
[
"Reacts rapidly with O₂?",
"yes",
"yes"
],
[
"Oxidation numbers change?",
"C −4 to +4, O 0 to −2",
"Mg 0 to +2, O 0 to −2"
]
],
"verdict": {
"label": "Combustion AND redox",
"marks": [
"tick",
"tick"
]
},
"alt": "The methane burn and the magnesium burn judged in identical frames: both react rapidly with O₂ and both change oxidation numbers, so both are combustion and redox at once."
}| O₂ the reaction requires | O₂ available |
|---|---|
| 1.5 mol (from 3.0 mol H₂ × the 1:2 mole ratio) | 2.0 mol |
| Available > required, so H₂ runs out first | |
{
"kind": "comparetable",
"caption": "Required against available",
"cols": [
"O₂ the reaction requires",
"O₂ available"
],
"rows": [
[
"1.5 mol (from 3.0 mol H₂ × the 1:2 mole ratio)",
"2.0 mol"
]
],
"verdict": "Available > required, so H₂ runs out first",
"alt": "Two-column comparison in identical frames: the reaction requires 1.5 mol of O₂, and 2.0 mol is available. Available exceeds required, so H₂ runs out first."
}| Endpoint | Equivalence point | |
|---|---|---|
| What defines it | The indicator's observable color change | The moles of titrant matching the analyte in the mole ratio |
| What a chemist observes | A color change in the flask | Nothing — the moment is invisible |
| Role in the calculation | Its measured volume stands in | The moment the calculation assumes |
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"kind": "comparetable",
"caption": "Endpoint against equivalence point",
"cols": [
"",
"Endpoint",
"Equivalence point"
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"rows": [
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"What defines it",
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"Nothing — the moment is invisible"
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"alt": "Two-column comparison in identical frames of the endpoint and the equivalence point: what defines each, what a chemist observes, and the role each plays in the calculation."
}{
"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "HNO₂(aq) + H₂O(l) ⇌ H₃O⁺(aq) + NO₂⁻(aq)",
"note": "partial, so the double arrow"
}
],
"alt": "The equation HNO₂(aq) + H₂O(l) in equilibrium with H₃O⁺(aq) + NO₂⁻(aq), with a small caption under the double arrow reading: partial, so the double arrow."
}{
"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "Mg(s) → Mg²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻",
"label": "oxidation"
},
{
"eq": "Sn²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻ → Sn(s)",
"label": "reduction"
}
],
"alt": "Two half-reactions. The oxidation half: Mg(s) → Mg²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻. The reduction half: Sn²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻ → Sn(s)."
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"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "Ni(s) → Ni²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻",
"label": "oxidation"
},
{
"eq": "Ag⁺(aq) + e⁻ → Ag(s), taken twice: 2Ag⁺(aq) + 2e⁻ → 2Ag(s)",
"label": "reduction"
},
{
"eq": "Ni(s) + 2Ag⁺(aq) → Ni²⁺(aq) + 2Ag(s)",
"label": "overall"
}
],
"alt": "Three lines. Oxidation: Ni(s) → Ni²⁺(aq) + 2e⁻. Reduction: Ag⁺(aq) + e⁻ → Ag(s), taken twice: 2Ag⁺(aq) + 2e⁻ → 2Ag(s). Overall: Ni(s) + 2Ag⁺(aq) → Ni²⁺(aq) + 2Ag(s)."
}{
"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "Ag⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s) + Na⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq)",
"label": "complete ionic",
"strike": [
"NO₃⁻(aq)",
"Na⁺(aq)"
]
},
{
"eq": "Ag⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → AgCl(s)",
"label": "net ionic"
}
],
"caption": "Spectator cancellation with the strike marks drawn",
"alt": "Stress sample repeating the S05 cancellation figure with a caption."
}{
"kind": "eqstack",
"lines": [
{
"eq": "3Ba²⁺(aq) + 6ClO₄⁻(aq) + 6Na⁺(aq) + 2PO₄³⁻(aq) → Ba₃(PO₄)₂(s) + 6Na⁺(aq) + 6ClO₄⁻(aq)",
"label": "complete ionic",
"strike": [
"6Na⁺(aq)",
"6ClO₄⁻(aq)"
]
}
],
"alt": "Stress sample: a long complete ionic equation for barium phosphate precipitation, wrapped over several rows with the spectators struck."
}