This page explains spectator ions in chemical reactions and their significance in net ionic equations. It illustrates their role with a silver chloride precipitation example, showing how to create a n...This page explains spectator ions in chemical reactions and their significance in net ionic equations. It illustrates their role with a silver chloride precipitation example, showing how to create a net ionic equation by omitting spectator ions. The text also emphasizes the importance of balancing equations for mass and charge, concluding that net ionic equations focus solely on the active participants in a reaction.
