Posted by: pops April 20, 2008
Chemistry Question
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what is Solubility Product?

For sparingly soluble salts(solubility<0.01mol/L), it is experimental fact that the mass action product of the concentrations of the ions is a constant at constant temperature. This product Ks is called the solubility product. For a binary electrolyte

AB=A+ + Bthen Ks(AB)=[A+][B-]

In general

For electrolyte ApBq, which ionizes into pAq+ and qBp- ions, then

ApBq = pAq+ + qBp-

and solubility product Ks(ApBq) = [Aq+]p[Bp-]q

Lets discuss your question: PbCl2 ionises to give Pb+ and 2Cl- ions

PbCl2 = Pb+ + 2Cl-

Ks = [Pb+][Cl-]2

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