AgBr ⇔ Ag+ + Br−¿¿ K

sp =5.0x10-13 = [Ag+][Br−¿¿] (1)

−¿
β2 = 1.3x1021 = [ Ag CN 2 ] ¿
( )
Ag+ + 2CN −¿ ⇔¿ Ag( CN )
−¿¿
2 (2)
¿¿
It is readily show that CN −¿¿ + H2O ⇔ HCN + OH −¿¿ can be neglected in this problem
so that only the two equilibria shown above need to be considered.
Solubility = [Br−¿¿]
Mass balance requires that
−¿
[Br−¿¿] = [ Ag+¿¿] + [ Ag ( CN )2 ¿] (3)
−¿
0.200 = [CN −¿¿ ] + 2[ Ag ( CN )2 ¿] (4)

We now have 4 equations and 4 unknowns

Because β2 is very large, let us assume that
−¿ −¿
[CN −¿¿ ] << 2[ Ag ( CN )2 ¿] and [ Ag+¿¿] << [ Ag ( CN )2 ¿]
−¿
(4) because [ Ag ( CN )2 ¿] = 0.200/2 = 0.100
−¿
And (3) because [Br−¿¿] = [ Ag ( CN )2 ¿] = 0.100

To check the assumptions, we calculate [ Ag+¿¿] by substituting into (1)

[ Ag+¿¿] = 5x10-13/0.100 ≅ 5x10-12 (5x10-12 << 0.100)
To obtain [CN −¿¿ ] we substitute into (2) and rearrange

0.100
[CN −¿¿ ] =
√ (1 x 10 )(1.3 x 1021 )
−11 = 2.8x10-6 (2.8x10-6 << 0.100)

Thus, the two assumptions are valid and

Solubility = [Br−¿¿] = 0.100 M
mmol 0.1877 g
mass AgBr/200 mL =0.100 x 200 mL x = 3.754g
mL mmol