Chapter 8, Problem 98E

A solution contains one or more of the following ions: Ag⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cu²⁺. When you add sodium chloride to the solution, no precipitate forms. When you add sodium sulfate to the solution, a white precipitate forms. You filter off the precipitate and add sodium carbonate to the remaining solution, producing another precipitate. Which ions were present in the original solution? Write net ionic equations for the formation of each of the precipitates observed.