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Precipitation is any forms of particles, whether liquid or solid, that Precipitation reaction leads to a reaction  that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid. Precipitation is basically any product of the condensation of the atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. This occurs when a portion of atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapor.
There are two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to the air and it becomes saturated. Cooling the air or adding water vapor to the air. Precipitation  forms as smaller droplets coalesion with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Short periods of rain  in scattered location are named showers.
An example:Mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride in water will cause silver chloride to precipitate out of solution as a solid. In this example, the precipitate is silver chloride.
When writing a chemical reaction, the presence of a precipitate may be indicated by following the chemical formula with a down arrow


Precipitation in chemistry is  the system of the  formation of an insoluble compound when mixing two different solutions. The insoluble solid that is formed is called the precipitate,For example when a solution of sodium sulfate is mixed with a solution of barium chloride, a white, insoluble precipitate of barium sulfate is formed.
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well in chemistry, a precipitate is an insoluble solid that emerges from a liquid solution. The emergence of the insoluble solid from solution is called precipitation. Often the precipitate emerges as a suspension. Precipitates can form when two soluble salts react in solution to form one or more insoluble products.In general, precipitation happens when one phase is ejected from another a liquid ejects a solid, or a gas ejects a liquid or solid. In precipitation for example f you've ever made wine, beer, or fruit juices, one of the stages you'll often go through is fining, which removes dissolved substances that would otherwise worsen the taste of the drinks.
A fining agent binds to soluble substances such as proteins, Polyphemus and sulfides, causing them to form a precipitate that drops to the bottom of the liquid for easy removal.
What cause precipitation in Chemistry?
Precipitation reactions occur when cations and anions in aqueous solution combine to form an insoluble ionic solid called a precipitate. Whether or not such a reaction occurs can be determined by using the solubility rules for common ionic solids.

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