Question

consider the following chemical equation. X+Barium chloride gives Y+ sodium chloride a. identify X and Y b. the type of reaction​

Answer 1

X is Sodium whereas Y is Barium.

a) The complete equation can be written as follows:

Sodium + Barium chloride → Sodium chloride + Barium

b) Such kind of reaction is termed as a displacement reaction. In a displacement reaction, a molecule is displaced by another molecule to form a compound. For example, sodium displaces barium to form sodium chloride in the above reaction.