$$\ce{CaCl2 + 2NaNO3 -> 2NaCl + Ca(NO3)2}$$
Why doesn't the above reaction occur? Does it have to do with the metal activity series or solubility rules?
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Sign up to join this communityIt's because all the species are soluble in water and there is no driving force such as precipitation or gas evolution. You just have a mixture of ions.