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Chemical Equilibrium
Question

0.01 mole of AgNO3 is added to 1 litre of a solution which is 0.1 M in Na2CrO4 and 0.005 M in NaIO3. Calculate the millimol of precipitate formed at equilibrium.

Ksp values of Ag2CrO4 and AgIO3 are 10-8 and 10-13 respectively). 

Moderate
Solution

 The Ksp values of Ag2CrO4 and AgIO3 reveals that CrO42- and IO3-will be  precipitated on addition of AgNO3 as: 

[Ag+][IO3]=  1013

[Ag+]needed=1013[0.005]=2×1011

[Ag+]2[CrO42]=108

[Ag+]needed=1080.1=3.16×104

Thus, AgIO3 will be precipitate first.
Now, in order to precipitate AgNO3 one can show:

AgNO30.01 0.005+NaIO30.005     0 AgIO3   0 0.005+NaNO3  0 0.005

The left mole of AgNO3 are now used to precipitate Ag2CrO4

2AgNO30.005     0+Na2CrO4   0.1 0.0975 Ag2CrO4   0 0.0025+2NaNO3  0 0.005


 

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