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Equilibrium

Question
CBSEENCH11008240

The Ksp of Ag2CrO4, AgCl, AgBr and AgI are respectively, 1.1 x 10-12, 1.8 x 10-11, 8.3 x 10-17. Which one of the following salts will precipitate last if AgNO3 solution is added to the solution containing equal moles of NaCl, NaBr, NaI and Na2CrO4

  • AgI

  • AgCl

  • AgBr

  • Ag2CrO4

Solution

D.

Ag2CrO4

Ag subscript 2 CrO subscript 4 space rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon space 2 Ag to the power of plus space plus CrO subscript 4 superscript 2 minus end superscript
solubility space product
straight K subscript sp space equals space left parenthesis 2 straight s right parenthesis squared space straight x space straight S space equals space 4 straight s cubed
straight K subscript sp space equals space left parenthesis 1.1 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 12 end exponent right parenthesis
straight S space equals space 3 square root of straight K subscript sp over 4 end root space equals space 0.65 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 4 end exponent
AgCl space rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon space Ag to the power of plus space plus Cl to the power of minus
straight K subscript sp space equals space straight S space xS space space space space space space space space space left parenthesis straight K subscript sp space equals space 1.8 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 10 end exponent right parenthesis
straight S space equals space square root of straight K subscript sp end root space equals space 1.34 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 5 end exponent

AgBr space rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon Ag to the power of plus space plus Br to the power of minus space
straight K subscript sp space equals space straight S space straight x space straight S space space space space space left parenthesis straight K subscript sp space equals space 5 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 13 end exponent
straight S space equals space square root of straight K subscript sp end root space equals space 0.71 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 6 end exponent

AgI space rightwards harpoon over leftwards harpoon space Ag to the power of plus plus space straight I to the power of minus
Ksp space equals space straight S space xS space space space space space space space straight K subscript sp space equals space 8.3 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 17 end exponent right parenthesis
straight S space equals space square root of straight K subscript sp space end root space equals space 0.9 space straight x space 10 to the power of negative 8 end exponent space

therefore space comma space solubility space of space Ag subscript 2 CrO subscript 4 space is space highest space space so space it space will space precipitate space last.