Ksp Problem Set - Widener University
Ksp Problem Set - Widener University
Ksp Problem Set - Widener University
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d.The mass of CaF 2 that will dissolve in 5000.0 L of 0.10 M potassium fluoride.<br />
Potassium fluoride is a salt, it dissociates completely according to<br />
KF --> K1+ + F1-<br />
− 1<br />
C KF := 0.1⋅mole⋅liter<br />
C F_initial := C KF<br />
Next the equlibrium for the solubility of CaF 2<br />
CaF2 Ca2+ + 2 F1-<br />
⋅( ) 2<br />
K sp_CaF2 = X C F_initial + 2X<br />
If you assume that X is small this rearanges to:<br />
2<br />
K sp_CaF2 = X⋅C F_initial<br />
X :=<br />
K sp_CaF2<br />
C F_initial<br />
2<br />
X 3.894 × 10 − 9 − 1<br />
=<br />
mole⋅liter<br />
Which shows that the assumption was reasonable<br />
From this we can calculate the mass of CaF 2 that dissolves<br />
V :=<br />
5000⋅L<br />
mole CaF2 :=<br />
V⋅<br />
X<br />
mole CaF2 = 1.947 × 10 − 5 mol<br />
mass CaF2 :=<br />
mole CaF2 ⋅MW CaF2<br />
mass CaF2 = 1.52 × 10 − 3 gm<br />
ksp_a.mcd<br />
3/25/2004<br />
10 S.E. Van Bramer<br />
svanbram@science.widener.edu