Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 14 - Chemical Equilibrium - Questions & Problems - Page 657: 14.29

Answer

$$K_c = 9.5 \times 10^{-27}$$

Work Step by Step

1. Adding both given chemical equations we get: $$H_2S + HS^- \leftrightharpoons 2 H^+ + HS^- + S^{2-}$$ - Removing the repeated compounds: $$H_2S \leftrightharpoons 2 H^ + S^{2-}$$ We get exactly the reaction we want. Since we added the equations, we multiply the $K_c's$ of the original ones: $$K_c = K'_c \times K''_c = (9.5 \times 10^{-8}) \times (1.0 \times 10^{-19}) = 9.5 \times 10^{-27}$$
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