What information does the complete ionic equation give?

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A. It shows what compounds will react to form a precipitate.

B. It shows what compounds dissolved to form the ions.

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C. It shows how the compounds actually exist in solution.

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D. It shows only the fons that are involved in the reaction.

D. It shows only the ions that are involved in the reaction.

Explanation:

In most chemical reactions, there are ions that actually participate in the reaction and there are also spectator ions.

Spectator ions are those ions present in a reaction mixture but do not participate in the main reaction.

The ionic equation usually shows only the reaction of ions that actually participate in the reaction leaving out the spectator ions.

This means that the ionic equation tells us at a glance, the ionic species that actually reacted to form the product.