Here's the balanced chemical equation:
2 NaI (aq) + Pb(C2H3O2)2 (aq) → PbI2 (s) + 2 NaC2H3O2 (aq)
Here's what happens:
* NaI and Pb(C2H3O2)2 are both soluble ionic compounds, meaning they dissociate into ions when dissolved in water.
* The lead(II) ions (Pb²⁺) from lead(II) acetate react with the iodide ions (I⁻) from sodium iodide to form lead(II) iodide (PbI2), which is a bright yellow insoluble solid (precipitate).
* The remaining ions, sodium ions (Na⁺) and acetate ions (C2H3O2⁻), stay in solution as sodium acetate (NaC2H3O2), a soluble ionic compound.
Therefore, the solution for NaI plus PbC2H3O2 is the formation of a yellow precipitate of lead(II) iodide (PbI2) and a solution of sodium acetate (NaC2H3O2).