chromate is sparingly soluble in aqueous solutions. The Ksp of Ag2CrO4 is 1.12×10−12 . What is the solubility (in mol/L) of silver chromate in 1.00 M potassium chromate aqueous solution?

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Answer:

[tex]6.5X10^-^5~\frac{mol}{L}[/tex]

Explanation:

For this question, we have to start with the ionization equation for [tex]Ag_2CrO_4_(_s_)[/tex], so:

[tex]Ag_2CrO_4_(_s_)~<->~2Ag^+~_(_a_q_)~+~CrO_4^-^2_(_a_q_)[/tex]

With this in mind we can write the Ksp expression:

[tex]Kps~=~[Ag^+]^2[CrO_4^-^2][/tex]

Additionally, for every mole of [tex]CrO_4^-^2[/tex]  formed, 2 moles of [tex]Ag^+[/tex] are formed. We can use "X" for the unknown concentration of each ion, so:

[tex][CrO_4^-^2]~=~X[/tex]  and  [tex][Ag^+]~=~2X[/tex]

Now, we can plug the values into the Ksp expression:

[tex]1.12x10^-^1^2~=~(2X)^2(X)[/tex]

Now we can solve for "X" :

[tex]1.12x10^-^1^2~=~4X^3[/tex]

[tex]X^3=\frac{1.12X10^-^1^2~}{4}[/tex]

[tex]X=(\frac{1.12X10^-^1^2~}{4})^(^1^/^3^)[/tex]

[tex]X=6.5X10^-^5~\frac{mol}{L}[/tex]

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