Precipitate Memes

The notorious trio of insoluble compounds strikes again. Silver chloride, barium sulfate, and iron hydroxide are the chemical equivalent of those students who never dissolve in water no matter how much you stir. Chemistry teachers worldwide have nightmares about these three showing up on lab day. The real magic is how they manage to precipitate out of solution precisely when you need them to stay dissolved for your experiment to work. Just like high school—some compounds simply refuse to play by the rules.