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.........CaSO4(s) ==> Ca^2+ + SO4^2-
I........sat'd........0.........0
C........sat'd........x.........x
E........sat'd.........x.........x
Kc = (Ca^2+)(SO4^2-) = 2.4E-5
Substitute from the ICE chart and solve for x = (Ca^2+) = (SO4^2-) in units of mols/L.
After you have part A probably you can do part B yourself but post your work here if you need additional help.
Consider the following reaction.
CaSO4(s) Ca2+(aq) + SO42-(aq)
At 25°C the equilibrium constant is Kc = 2.4 10-5 for this reaction.
(a) If excess CaSO4(s) is mixed with water at 25°C to produce a saturated solution of CaSO4, what are the equilibrium concentrations of Ca2+ and SO42-?
(b) If the resulting solution has a volume of 5.5 L, what is the minimum mass of CaSO4(s) needed to achieve equilibrium?
3 answers
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A:
CaSO4(s) is not used in the equilibrium concentration expression because it is a solid. So, the concentrations of Ca^2+(aq) and SO4^2-(aq) are equal. The equilibrium constant, Kc, is 2.4 x 10^-5. The equation I used is 2.4 x 10^-5 = x^2, x being the concentrations of Ca^2+(aq) and SO4^2-(aq). So solve for x by finding the square root of 2.4 x 10^-5 which I found to be 4.9 x 10^-3 rounding to two significant figures. That value is the concentration for both products.
B:
To find the minimum mass I used the concentration found in part A: 4.9 x 10^-5 and converted it to grams of CaSO4(s) using its molar mass. Here is my conversion factor:
4.9 x 10^-3 mol/ 1 L X 5.5 L X 136.14 g/1 mol = 3.7 g (Rounded to two significant figures.)
CaSO4(s) is not used in the equilibrium concentration expression because it is a solid. So, the concentrations of Ca^2+(aq) and SO4^2-(aq) are equal. The equilibrium constant, Kc, is 2.4 x 10^-5. The equation I used is 2.4 x 10^-5 = x^2, x being the concentrations of Ca^2+(aq) and SO4^2-(aq). So solve for x by finding the square root of 2.4 x 10^-5 which I found to be 4.9 x 10^-3 rounding to two significant figures. That value is the concentration for both products.
B:
To find the minimum mass I used the concentration found in part A: 4.9 x 10^-5 and converted it to grams of CaSO4(s) using its molar mass. Here is my conversion factor:
4.9 x 10^-3 mol/ 1 L X 5.5 L X 136.14 g/1 mol = 3.7 g (Rounded to two significant figures.)