3.

1 WORKSHEET

Temperature = _____________°C
Trial Appearance
1
2
3
4
5

1. Find the number of moles of Pb2+ in the volume of 0.010 M Pb(NO3)2, in which sparkling
flakes first appeared.
2. For every trial, the total volume of the solution of Pb(NO 3)2, H2O and KI was 100 mL.
Thus, the number of moles of Pb2+ from calculation 1 was used to make a solution with a
volume 100 mL. What was the concentration of the Pb2+ ion in this solution, expressed
as molarity?
3. Find the number of moles of I- in the volume of 0.020 M KI in which sparkling flakes first
appeared.
4. The number of moles of I- from calculation 3 was used to make a solution with a volume
100 mL. What was the concentration of the I- ion in this solution, expressed as molarity?
5. Show the solubility product expression for the condition equilibrium.
6. Calculate the Ksp for PbI2 based on the solubility product expression (calculation 5) and
the molar concentrations of Pb2+ (calculation 2) and I- (calculation 4).

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3.2 QUESTIONS

1. What is the accepted values for the K sp of PbI2 (refer Table)? How does this value
compare with your experimental result? Discuss.
2. Generally, what is the condition where sparingly soluble salt can precipitate from the
solution?
3. Why some solid need to stay in contact with a sparingly soluble salt solution to maintain
the equilibrium?
4. Write the expression and accepted value for the Ksp of the following salts at 25 °C:
a) ZnCO3
b) BaCrO4
c) Mg(OH)2
d) Ca(IO3)2
5. Calculate the concentration in moles per liters of Ag + in a saturated solution of the AgCl
salt, using the accepted value for the Ksp at 25 °C in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1: Volume ratio between Pb(NO3)2, H2O and KI

Trial Pb(NO3)2, mL H2O, mL KI, mL
1 5 60 5
2 10 50 10
3 15 40 15
4 20 30 20
5 25 20 25

Table 3.2: Solubility Products of Some Slightly Soluble Ionic Compounds at 25 oC

Compound Ksp
Lead(II) nitrate, Pb(NO3)2 5.88
Potassium iodide, KI 59
Magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2 1.2 x 10-11
Zinc carbonate, ZnCO3 1.4 x 10-11
Barium chromate, BaCrO4 2.2 x 10-10
Calcium iodate, Ca(IO3)2 7.1 x 10-7
Lead (II) chloride, PbCl2 2.4 x 10-4
Lead (II) iodide, PbI2 1.4 x 10-8
Silver chloride, AgCl 1.6 x 10-10