An experiment was performed to determine the solubility and the solubility produ

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An experiment was performed to determine the solubility and the solubility product constant of lead(II) chloride (gmm = 278.10).The equilibrium involved is

PbCl2(s) -->Pb2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq)

The dissolved chloride in the filtered solution was quantitatively precipitated as AgCl by the addition of excess AgNO3 solution. The solid AgCl was filtered from solution, dried, and weighed. The following data were obtained for a sample of the filtered, saturated solution.

temperature of solution 20.2
volume of PbCl2 solution analyzed, mL 25.00
mass of dry AgCl, g 0.2543

Calculate:
number of moles

AgCl _____

Cl- _____

Pb2+ _____

[Cl-] in PbCl2 solution, M _____

[Pb2+] in PbCl2 solution, M _____

Ksp _____

solubility of PbCl2 in g per 100 mL _____

chemistry handbook value for solubility at 20 degrees 1.15 per 100 mL ____

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Explanation / Answer

PbCl2(s) Pb2+(aq) + 2Cl-(aq) PbCl2 will slightly dissolve to produce x M of Pb2+(aq) and 2x M of Cl-(aq). Ksp = [Pb2+][Cl-]^2 = (x)(2x)^2 = 4x^3 1.6 x 10^-5 = 4x^3 4.0 x 10^-6 = x^3 1.6 x 10^-2 = x = [Pb2+] So the solubility of PbCl2 is 0.016 M, or 0.016 moles/L x (278.2 g PbCl2 / mole) = 4.4 g/L PbCl2

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