AP Chemistry
7.12 Common-Ion Effect
7.11 Introduction to Solubility Equilibria
A student investigates the common-ion effect on the dissolution of lead(II) iodide by preparing saturated solutions under two conditions at \(25^\circ\text{C}\):
Condition 1: \(\text{PbI}_2(s)\) dissolved in pure distilled water
Condition 2: \(\text{PbI}_2(s)\) dissolved in \(0.10\text{ M KI}(aq)\)
The dissolution equilibrium and its solubility product constant at \(25^\circ\text{C}\) are given below.
\[\text{PbI}_2(s) \rightleftharpoons \text{Pb}^{2+}(aq) + 2\,\text{I}^-(aq) \quad K_{sp} = 4.0 \times 10^{-9}\]
Assuming that the added \(0.10\text{ M KI}(aq)\) provides the predominant source of \(\text{I}^-(aq)\) in Condition 2, what is the value of the ratio of the molar solubility of \(\text{PbI}_2\) in pure water (\(s_1\)) to its molar solubility in \(0.10\text{ M KI}(aq)\) (\(s_2\)), expressed as \(\dfrac{s_1}{s_2}\)?
Condition 1: \(\text{PbI}_2(s)\) dissolved in pure distilled water
Condition 2: \(\text{PbI}_2(s)\) dissolved in \(0.10\text{ M KI}(aq)\)
The dissolution equilibrium and its solubility product constant at \(25^\circ\text{C}\) are given below.
\[\text{PbI}_2(s) \rightleftharpoons \text{Pb}^{2+}(aq) + 2\,\text{I}^-(aq) \quad K_{sp} = 4.0 \times 10^{-9}\]
Assuming that the added \(0.10\text{ M KI}(aq)\) provides the predominant source of \(\text{I}^-(aq)\) in Condition 2, what is the value of the ratio of the molar solubility of \(\text{PbI}_2\) in pure water (\(s_1\)) to its molar solubility in \(0.10\text{ M KI}(aq)\) (\(s_2\)), expressed as \(\dfrac{s_1}{s_2}\)?
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