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MysteriousGamer

Because the oxalate ion (C2O4-2) is common in both metals. If in one of the metals the anion was different, we could have expected a precipitate.

CharlieStryker

Why doesn't NiC2O4 precipitate with CaC2O4?



Answer: First you have to understand that precipitation is when a solid is created from a solution. In this case the reason that NiC2O4 doesn’t precipitate with CaC2O4 is that they both have (C2O4) in common.



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