When ammonium nitrate is added to a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, the Mg(OH)2 dissolves. Write a net ionic equation to show how this occurs. Do not include physical states and use the smallest possible integer coefficients.

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Answer:

Net ionic: [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}+2NH_{4}^{+}\rightarrow Mg^{2+}+2NH_{3}+2H_{2}O[/tex]

Explanation:

[tex]OH^{-}[/tex] in [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}[/tex] reacts with [tex]NH_{4}^{+}[/tex] to form [tex]NH_{3}[/tex] and [tex]H_{2}O[/tex].

Due to this acid-base reaction, [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}[/tex] become soluble whenever [tex]NH_{4}NO_{3}[/tex] is added to suspension of [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}[/tex].

In this reaction, [tex]NH_{4}NO_{3}[/tex] acts as an acid and [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}[/tex] acts as a base.

Molecular equation: [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}+2NH_{4}NO_{3}\rightarrow Mg(NO_{3})_{2}+2NH_{3}+2H_{2}O[/tex]

Total ionic: [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}+2NH_{4}^{+}+2NO_{3}^{-}\rightarrow Mg^{2+}+2NO_{3}^{-}+2NH_{3}+2H_{2}O[/tex]

Net ionic: [tex]Mg(OH)_{2}+2NH_{4}^{+}\rightarrow Mg^{2+}+2NH_{3}+2H_{2}O[/tex]