PROBLEM SET ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Activity
18 March 2016
Please refer to Table 8-1 and Appendix F for information on activity coefficients
and solubility products, respectively.
1. Calculate the ionic strengths (in M) of solutions with the following compositions:
(A) 0.050 M Ca(NO3)2 + 0.098 M Mg(NO3)2;
(B) 0.25 M HCl + 0.15 M NaCl;
(C) 0.20 M (NH4)2CrO4
(D) 2.65 x 10-2 M LaCl3 + 3.56 x 10-2 M K2SO4;
(E) 0.29 M NaOH

2. This problem is intended to give you practice in interpolating activity coefficients (see
page 181-182). Calculate the activity coefficient of:
(A) CN- in a solution that has an ionic strength () of 0.035 M;
(B) Ca2+ in a solution with = 0.065 M
(C) CH3CO2- (acetate ion) in a solution with = 7.5 x 10 -3 M
(D) Sn2+ in a solution with = 0.002 M
3. Using activities, calculate the solubility of Ag 2SO4 (silver sulfate) in
(A) deionized H2O;
(B) 0.025 M KNO3. You may ignore the contribution of Ag+ and SO42- to the ionic strength.

4. Using activities, calculate the solubility of amorphous Zn(OH) 2 in 0.020 M K2SO4.

5. Using activities, calculate the solubility of PbI 2 (lead iodide) in 0.095 M KNO3. You may
ignore the contribution of Pb2+ and I- to the ionic strength.
6. Using activities, calculate the solubility of Ag 4Fe(CN)6 (silver ferrocyanide) in 0.25 M
NaCl. The dissolution reaction is:
Ag4Fe(CN)6 (s) 4 Ag+ (aq) + Fe(CN)64- (aq).
You may ignore the contribution of Ag+ and Fe(CN)64- to the ionic strength.