Aqueous Systems Ks and Solubility expressions
So far we have recalled… Definitions of equilibrium reactions Factors that can affect the position of an equilibrium – concentration, temperature and temperature and the speed of an equilibrium – catalyst. How to calculate the reaction quotient Q using concentration of a solution Definition of a saturated solution. What Q s and K s mean…. G:\TGHS\Year 13 Chemistry\3.6 aqueous\soluble-salts_en.jar G:\TGHS\Year 13 Chemistry\3.6 aqueous\soluble-salts_en.jar
“K s ” vs “s” Ks is called the solubility product Tells us the equilibrium position for a saturated solution. A large K s means the compound is highly soluble as there are many aqueous ions in the solution. A small K s means the compound is not very soluble in water. We call these solids “sparingly soluble” eg: Ca (OH) 2 – limewater is an example of a sparingly soluble compound. K s is a constant value for a particular salt at 25 o C s is the opposite of K s and refers to the solubility of a salt expressed in mol L -1. It is the maximum concentration of a compound at 25 o C that can exist (ie: the concentration required to make a saturated solution). The good news is…we have some shortcut formulae to calculate both Ks and s.
K s formulae For an AB type salt: K s = s 2 For an A 2 B or an AB 2 type salt: K s = 4s 3 (where s is the maximum concentration in molL -1 ) To convert gL -1 to molL -1 simply divide gL -1 by the molar mass.
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