The spectator ions in the reaction between aqueous chloric acid and aqueous barium hydroxide are ________. A)OH^- and ClO₃^- B)H⁺, OH^-, ClO₃^-, and Ba²⁺ C)H⁺ and OH^- D)H⁺and Ba²⁺ E)ClO₃^-and Ba²⁺

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Spectator ions are ions that do not participate in the actual chemical reaction. In the reaction between chloric acid (HClO3) and barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2), the ions that form the water (H+ and OH-) are not spectator ions. The ions that remain unchanged in the solution are ClO3- and Ba2+, making them the spectator ions.

The Spectator Ions in the Reaction Between Aqueous Chloric Acid