Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria - Exercises - Page 770: 17.57c

Answer

$AgBr$ $solubility$ $\approx 5 \times 10^{-12}$

Work Step by Step

$Kps (AgBr) = 5 \times 10^{-13}$ 1. Find the inital concentration of $Br^-$ in the solution: $[Br^-]_{(initial)} = [NaBr] = 0.1M $ 2. Write the Kps equation: $Kps = [Ag^+][Br^-]$ $Ag^+ solubility = Br^- solubility = x$ 3. Find x: $5 \times 10^{-13} = [x][x + 0.1]$ *Since x has a very small value compared to $0.1$: $5 \times 10^{-13} \approx [x][0.1]$ $\frac{5 \times 10^{-13}}{0.1} \approx x$ $x \approx 5 \times 10^{-12}M$
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