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Some Ksp values (same standard state)

AgBr 5.2 x 10−13
AgI 8.3 x 10−17


Exercise 1

  1. How much NaCl(s) (by weight) can be added to a 100 ml solution of 3mM AgNO3 before AgCl starts precipitating?
    AgNO3 ==> Ag+ +NO3- is a strong electrolyte
    thus [Ag+]= 3mM
    Ksp for AgCl= 1.8 x 10−10
    The maximum chloride concentration is therefore 1.8 x 10−10/ 3 10−3 = .6 x 10−7
    In 100 ml this amounts to 6 x 10−9 mol.
    6 x 10−9 [mol]. of NaCl = 6 x 10−9 [mol] *(23+35.5) [g/mol] = .35 [μg]
  2. How much NaBr(s) (by weight) can be added to a 10 l solution of .2mM AgNO3 before AgBr starts precipitating?
    5.2 x 10−13 / .2 x 10−3 = 26 x 10−10 is the max. concentration
    In moles: 26 x 10−10 x 10 l = 2.6 10−8 moles of NaBr allowed
    2.6 10−8 moles * 103 [g/mol] = 2.6 [μg]
  3. How much NaI(s) (by weight) can be added to a 300 ml solution of 1μM AgNO3 before AgI starts precipitating?
    8.3 x 10−17 / 10−6 = 8.3 x 10−11 max conc.
    in moles of I-: 8.3 x 10−11 *.3 = 2.1 x 10−11 mole
    in weight: 3.7 [ng]

Exercise 2

  1. What is the mass of silver dissolved in 3000 l of a solution saturated in AgCl in pure water?
    The [Ag+] is the square root of Ksp = 1.35 x 10−5
    Number of moles dissolved in 3000 l: 3000*1.35 x 10−5 = 4 x10−2 [mol]
    By mass: 4 x10−2 [mol] * 107.8 [g/mol] = 4.3 [g]
  2. What is the mass of silver dissolved in 3000 l of a solution saturated in AgI in pure water?
  3. Could you advise a mining company what to do with solutions containing low concentrations of silver?
    Reduce by evaporation and add salt! NaBr and NaI would work better but are probably too expensive. Sulfide would work great too.

Exercise 3

  1. How many moles of nitric acid do we need to add to a 10 liter drum of 18 megohm water to raise the [H+] to 10-5 [mol/l]? What is the resulting [OH-]? (Hint: First ignore the contribution [H+]native from the water itself. Then do the calculation. Then argue that the assumption was valid because [H+]native is equal to [OH-]). How many times larger is [H+] compared to [H+]native?
    We need 10x10-5 mol= 0.1 mmol nitric acid to acidify the drum (not a lot..)
    The resulting [OH-] = 10-14/10-5 = 10-9
    This is also the native proton concentration from the water dissociation reaction
    There are 10,000 times more protons from the nitric acid than from the water dissociation.
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