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When carbonate ion (from sodium carbonate, for example) is added to a solution of pink hexaaquacobalt(II) ion, a precipitate of pink cobalt(II) carbonate is observed.

[Co(H2O)6]2+

  +  
[CO3]2–
         

CoCO3

  +  
6
H2O
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Hexaaquacobolt(II) ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Cobalt(II) carbonate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Precipitation

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