SLIDE 17 Sample Problem Will a precipitate form if you mix 50.0 mL of 0.20 M barium chloride, BaCl2, and 50.0 mL of 0.30 M sodium sulfate, Na2SO4? · Qualitatively, you know that ____________ will be the solid that would theoretically form. · Quantitatively, however, the question is, are there enough _________________ ions and ____________________ ions to produce a solid precipitate, or will there be so few of them that they will all dissolve?
Precipitation Problems
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Sample Problem - Answers Will a precipitate form if you mix 50.0 mL of 0.20 M barium chloride, BaCl2, and 50.0 mL of 0.30 M sodium sulfate, Na2SO4?
Step 1 - Determine which of the products is the precipitate. Write the Ksp expression for this compound.
BaSO4 (s) <--> Ba2+ (aq) + SO4
2- (aq)
Step 2 - Calculate the cation concentration of this slightly soluble compound.
M1V1 =M2V2 M2 = (M1V1) / V2 M2= (0.20M*50.0mL) / 100 mL M2 = 0.10 M BaCl2 [Ba2+] = 0.10 M
Step 3 - Calculate the anion concentration of this slightly soluble compound.
M1V1 =M2V2 M2 = (M1V1) / V2 M2= (0.30M*50.0mL) / 100 mL M2 = 0.15 M Na2SO4 [SO4
2-] = 0.15 M
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22 The Ksp for zinc carbonate is 1 x 10-10. If equivalent amounts of 0.1M sodium carbonate and 0.1M zinc nitrate are mixed, what happens?
A
A zinc carbonate precipitate forms, since Q>K.
B
A zinc carbonate precipitate forms, since Q<K.
C
A sodium nitrate precipitate forms, since Q>K.
D
No precipitate forms, since Q=K.
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