When aqueous solutions of sodium nitrate and potassium chloride are mixed, the spectator ions are ________.

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When sodium nitrate and potassium chloride are mixed, the ions sodium and chloride from sodium chloride and potassium and nitrate from potassium nitrate react to form new products. Since the spectator ions (the ions that do not participate in the reaction and remain as ions in solution) are sodium and chloride from sodium chloride and potassium and nitrate from potassium nitrate, both choices A and B are correct. Therefore, the best choice is C.

When Aqueous Solutions of Sodium Nitrate and Potassium Chloride Are