Solubility Equilibria of Sparingly Soluble Salts

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Solubility Equilibria of Sparingly Soluble Salts: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Solubility Product, Ionic Product of an Electrolyte, Solubility Product Constants of Common Ionic Salts & Simultaneous Solubility etc.

Important Questions on Solubility Equilibria of Sparingly Soluble Salts

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The solubility product of a salt having general formula   MX 2 , in water is   4× 10 12 .  The concentration of  M2+ ions in the aqueous solution of the salt is –

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On decreasing the pH from 7 to 2, the solubility of a sparingly soluble salt (MX) of a weak acid (HX) increased from 10-4 mol L-1 to 10-3 mol L-1. The pKa of HX is

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Select the correct statements regarding the following process.

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The values of Ksp of CaCO3 and CaC2O4 are 4.7×10-9 and 1.3×10-9 respectively at 25°C. If the mixture of these two is washed with water, what is the concentration of Ca2+ ions in water?

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Calculate the oxalate concentration necessary to precipitate CaC2O4 in a saturated solution of calcium carbonate.

KspCaC2O4=2.6×10-9; KspCaCO3=8.7×10-9

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The lowering of vapour pressure in a saturated aq. solution of salt A B is found to be 0.108 torr. If vapour pressure of pure solvent at the same temperatuare is 300 torr, find the solubility product of salt AB:

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The pH at which MgOH2 begins to precipitate from a solution containing 0.1M Mg2+ ion is ______.
[Ksp for MgOH2=1.0×10-11]

Give the nearest integer as the answer.

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Solubility products of CuI and Ag2CrO4 have almost the same value ~4×10-12. The ratio of solubilities of the two salts CuI:Ag2CrO4 is closest to 

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The solubility of BaSO4 in pure water (in gL-1 ) is closest to
Given; Ksp for BaSO4 is 1.0×10-10 at 25°C. Molecular weight of BaSO4 is 233 g mol-1 ]

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Name the process be which common salt is obtained from sea-water.

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By which of the following processes can the common salt be purified?

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Which acid is used in the purification of common salt?

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What is the minimum mass of NaBr which should be added in 200 ml of 0.0004M AgNO3 solution just to start the precipitation of AgBr ? The value of Ksp of AgBr=4×10-13 Br=80

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Salting out action of soap is based on:

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Salting out relies on the principle that most proteins are less soluble in solutions of high salt concentrations.

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Why is salting out necessary in soap production?

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Calculate the molar solubility of Ni(OH)2 in 0.10 M NaOH. The ionic product of Ni(OH)2 is 2.0×1015 .

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Using Gibb’s free energy change,G0 = 57.34 kJ mol-1, for the reaction X2Ys 2X+aq + Y2-aq. Calculate the solubility product of X2Y in water at 300K R= 8.3 JK-1 mol-1.

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The expression for the solubility product of Ca3PO42 will be Ksp=_____.

A Ca2+2PO43-2; B Ca2+3PO43-2; C Ca2+2PO43-3

Enter your correct answer as A, B or C.

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Find the solubility product in mol5 L-5 of Ca3(PO4)2, whose solubility in water is X mol L-1?