Question

What do you mean by precipitation? Name different types of precipitation?

Answer 1

Answer:

The chemical reaction in which a white coloured substance which is insoluble in water (precipitate) is formed then it is known as precipitation reaction. In this reaction Barium sulphate is a white colour precipitate and it is insoluble in water.

Answer 2

A reaction in which an insoluble solid called precipitate is formed that separates from the solution is called a precipitation reaction .

Example :- When a solution of iron (III)

chloride and ammonium hydroxide are

mixed , a brown precipitate of iron (III)

hydroxide is formed .