Consider molecular, complete ionic, and net ionic equations.

(a) What is the difference between these types of equations?

(b) In what circumstances would be complete and net ionic equations for a reaction be identical?

(a) The molecular equations shows the equation in which all the species of the reactants and the products are in molecules and the net charge is zero.

The complete ionic equations shows the equation in which all the species of the reactants and the products are in dissociated form and are represented as ions.

The net ionic equations shows the equation in which all the species of the reactants and the products are in dissociated form and do not show the spectator ions which are same in the reactants and the products.

(b) If there is no spectator ions in the reaction, then the complete and the net ionic equations would be identical.