Posted by: pops April 20, 2008
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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+ + B- then 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