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QJEEAdv08Ch97a6: JEE Advanced 2008 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEAdv08Ch97a6 Solution: Solubility product constants (K ) of salts of types MX, MX and…

Solubility product constants (K sp_{sp} ) of salts of types MX, MX 2_2 and M 3_3 X at temperature T are 4.0 ×\times 10 −8^{-8} , 3.2 ×\times 10 −14^{-14} and 2.7 ×\times 10 −15^{-15} , respectively. Solubilities (mol dm −3^{-3} ) of the salts at temperature 'T' are in the order:

Multiple Choice Options

  • A MX > MX 2_2 > M 3_3 X
  • B M 3_3 X > MX 2_2 > MX
  • C MX 2_2 > M 3_3 X > MX
  • D MX > M 3_3 X > MX 2_2

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MX > M 3_3 X > MX 2_2

⇒  MX→\Rightarrow~~\mathrm{MX} \to M+S+M−S\mathrm{\mathop {{M^ + }}\limits_S + \mathop {{M^ - }}\limits_S}

Solubiliity, (S 1_1 ) of

MX=Ksp=4×10−8MX = \sqrt {{K_{sp}}} = \sqrt {4 \times {{10}^{ - 8}}}

=2×10−4 M= 2 \times {10^{ - 4}}\,M

⇒MX2→M+S+2X−S\Rightarrow M{X_2} \to \mathop {{M^ + }}\limits_S + \mathop {2{X^ - }}\limits_S

Ksp=(s)1(2s)2=4s3{K_{sp}} = {(s)^1}{(2s)^2} = 4{s^3}

S=(3.2×10−144)13S = {\left( {{{3.2 \times {{10}^{ - 14}}} \over 4}} \right)^{{1 \over 3}}}

Ksp=2×10−5 M{K_{sp}} = 2 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,M

⇒M3X→3M+3S+X3−S\Rightarrow {M_3}X \to \mathop {3{M^ + }}\limits_{3S} + \mathop {{X^{3 - }}}\limits_S

Ksp=(3s)3s1=27s4{K_{sp}} = {(3s)^3}{s^1} = 27{s^4}

S=(2.7×10−1527)19S = {\left( {{{2.7 \times {{10}^{ - 15}}} \over {27}}} \right)^{{1 \over 9}}}

=(10−16)12= {({10^{ - 16}})^{{1 \over 2}}}

S=10−4 M=1×10−14 MS = {10^{ - 4}}\,M = 1 \times {10^{ - 14}}\,M

Hence, option (D) is correct.

MX > M 3_3 X > MX 2_2

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