ACTIVITY 6.1 KSP and Precipitation

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ACTIVITY 6.

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KSP and Precipitation

NAME(s):
SCHEDULE:

PART I
In one of the most famous reactions in chemistry, addition of colorless aqueous silver nitrate to
an equally colorless solution of sodium chloride produces an opaque white precipitate of AgCl:

AgCl (s) ⇌ Ag+ (aq) + Cl¯ (aq)

Add silver nitrate dropwise to 1 mL of sodium chloride, until precipitation occurs. Observe
initial color of the precipitate formed and the color at the end

1. Write a Ksp expression for this equilibrium (2 POINTS)

2. Which solvent would dissolve the precipitate better: pure water or a solution of diluted
hydrochloric acid? Explain why this is so and name the effect involved (3 POINTS)

PART II
Write the BALANCED ionic equation for the dissolution AND the solubility product for each of
the following slightly soluble compounds (2 POINTS EACH)

1. CaSO4

2. Na2SO4

3. Ce(OH)3

4. Mg₂O₈Si₃

PART III
Calculate for what is being asked (1 POINT FOR SOLUTION; 2 POINTS FOR CORRECT
ANSWER)

1. The molar solubility of barium sulfate is 3 grams per 550 mL. Calculate for the Ksp. MW
of barium sulfate: 233.4 g/mol
2. The Ksp of magnesium fluoride is 2.3 × 10–6. Calculate the molar solubility of magnesium
fluoride.
3. The Ksp of sodium chloride is 1.7 × 10 –5. What will its molar solubility be if it was added
to a solution containing 4.5 g of calcium chloride in 500mL solution (MW of calcium
chlroide: 111 g/mol)? Apply the common ion effect.
4. The Ksp value for the compound is given below. Determine whether CaHPO 4 will
precipitate from a solution with [Ca2+] = 0.002 M and [HPO42-] = 0.0005 M by calculating
for Q:

CaHPO Ksp=5 ×
4 10−5

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