What is the balanced equation of NaOH+NiCl2, I'm not understanding my on line lab question, please help!!

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What is the balanced equation of NaOH+NiCl2, I'm not understanding my on line lab question, please help!!!
Im pretty sure you need to know what that yeilds... is it a double replacement if so.. you get NaOH + NiCl2 --> NaCl2 NiOH... I think...

Never mind actually you can't balance that because there is no reaction... OH molecules are insoluble... read solubility rules...

Im pretty sure you need to know what that yeilds... is it a double replacement if so .. you get NaOH + NiCl2 --> NaCl2 NiOH .... i think...

Nevermind actually you can't balance that because there is no reaction... OH molecules are insoluble... read solubility rules...

Ummm... no.

You need to understand the rules a little better.

Yes most hydroxides are insoluble... but NaOH isn't. Anyone who has taken chem lab has most likely used aqueous sodium hydroxides.. . now, many other OH salts are insoluble... its true, and relevant to this question. But your post makes it sound like the reagent isn't soluble.

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What is the balanced equation of NaOH+NiCl2, I'm not understanding my on line lab question, please help!!!
2NaOH + Ni(Cl)2 -> 2NaCl + Ni(OH)2

First of all it would be NiOH that is the product. And this is insoluble. If it's insoluble it means there is a precipitate which means there was a reaction.