Arsenic, Which Is Toxic, Can Be Removed from Drinking Water

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Essay

Arsenic, which is toxic, can be removed from drinking water by precipitation as the sulfide. Write the net ionic equation for the precipitation of As³⁺ using sodium sulfide, Na₂S.

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