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Homework Statement
Find the total ionic (balanced) equation of the reaction of calcium hydroxide and phosphoric acid in aqueous solution.
Homework Equations
Solubility rules
The Attempt at a Solution
First, I balanced the reaction.
3Ca(OH)2 + 2H3PO4 --> Ca3(PO4)2 + 6H2O
The part I'm stuck at is I don't know what to break up and what to leave. I know the solubility rules, but for some reason I keep getting this question wrong.
I know that Ca(OH)2 can break up into 3Ca2+ + 6OH-
But is that the only one that breaks up?
I looked it up and I'm getting mixed results. Please help me if you can. Thanks in advance.