Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Reactions that form Precipitates

What is a precipitate and example how it is formed?

16 comments:

Rylee said...

A precipitate is a solid that forms on top of a solution. It tends to be used a lot in chemistry. An example of a precipitate is like leaving something that was once hot on the stove and then find it later with a more solid solution on top of it.

Reeber said...

The word precipitate can mean many different things. The definition that I found that relates most to Chemistry. It means to seperate from a solution.

BiG Goehring said...

In a aqueous solution it most likely will produce precipitates. When an aqueous solution of sodium hydrocide and copper II chloride hit, then a double-replacement reaction happens in which the precipitates form.

tara said...

A preciptate is a type of solid that forms on the top of a substance. An example of precipate would be if you leave gravy on the stove after awhile and have the burners off. There would be a think coat on the top of it which is called preciptate.

junger said...

There are things that form on the top. Precipitate means to seperate from. A aqueous solution produces precitpates.

mike goetz said...

a Precipitate is a solid that is produced during a chemical reaction. This is also a key chariteristc of a dubble replacment reaction. one way to dicribe it is heating up milk and ading viniger the plastic that forms is a precitate.

karlen said...

These form on the top of something. The word means to seperate from something. These can be something that will form on the top of water or any kind of liquid.

jacob ochsner said...

A percipitate is a solid that forms on top of a liquid solution. It happens when you mix chemicals and it causes a reaction that places a solid on top. An example is when you boil water and something is left on top.

aaron peterson said...

A precipitate is a solid in a liquid. It usually forms on the top of the liquid. It forms during a chemical reaction or as a solution is heated and seperates.

Mindy said...

Precipitate- a solid that forms on top of a solution. When you leave a liquid, such as milk sitting out, the top of the milk will start to form a thick layer, this is an example of precipitate.

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kelseyr. said...

Precipitate is when a solid forms on top of a liquid. It involves a chemical reaction. An example of this is, when you leave milk out, a thick layer forms on top of it.

streckfuss said...

THe word precipitate means to seperate from a solution. It forms on the top of a solution. An aqueous solution produces precipitate. IT happens in a double reaction too.

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amanda said...

The word precipitate means that a solid forms on top of a solution. This can happen when you leave food out and it eventually with form a solid over the food. This cna happen often when dealing with chemistry.

Kelsey M. said...

Precipitate is when a substance is separated in form of a solid. The precipitate, or the solid of the substance, can be seperated and useful. This happens all of the time when we cook.