Sponsor Area

Electrochemistry

Question
CBSEENCH12006116

The specific conductance of a saturated solution of AgCl in water is 1.826 x 10–6ohm–1 cm–1 at 25°C. Calculate its solubility in water at 25°C. [Given Λm (Ag+) = 61.92 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1 and Λm (CI ) = 76.34 ohm–1 cm2 mol–1]

Solution
Λm (AgCl) = λmm (Ag+) + λm (Cl)
                    =61.92 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1 + 76.34 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1= 138.26 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1

         K = 1.826 × 106 ohm-1 cm2
Solubility (in mol L-1) = K×1000 cm3 L-1Am
                                    = (1.826×10-6 ohm-1)×(1000 cm3 L-1)(138.26 ohm-1 cm2 mol-1) = 1.32 × 10-5 mol L-1.