Write the balanced chemical equation for the following reaction. Also, classify the reaction as sythesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, or combustion.
aluminum sulfate + barium chloride —> aluminum chloride + barium sulfate

Explanation:

Al2(SO4)3 + 3BaCl2 > 2AlCl3 + 3BaSO4

Sorry forgot to say that it is a double replacement. The Ba goes where there Aluminum is and the Aluminum goes where the Barium is.

The internal balance numbers come from the fact that the ions and complex ions have different valance numbers.

"you start with 15.67 g mgco3-xh2o, when heated and all the water is removed, you are left with 7.58 g mgco3 only.

therefore, you had 15.67 - 7.58 = 8.09g h2o  

moles of each :

7.58g mgco3 = ? moles = 7.58g / 83.4g/mole = 0.09moles  

8 09g h2o = ? moles = 8.09g / 18g/mole = 0.44moles  

molar ratio between the two by dividing both numbers by the smallest number :

0.09 / 0.09 = 1  

0.44 / 0.09 = 4.8  

mgco3-5h2o"

i just learnt this recently but i need to look through my notes again