Freshly precipitated Al and Mg hydroxides are stirred vigorously in a buffer solution containing 0.25M of NH4Cl and 0.05M of NH4OH. [Al3+] and [Mg2+] in solution are: Given:
Kb for NH4OH=1.8×10−5
KspAl(OH)3=6×10−32
KspMg(OH)2=8.9×10−12
A
0.656M
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B
0.686M
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C
0.698M
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is B0.686M For buffer solution having NH4Cl=0.25M and NH4OH=0.05M
pOH=−logKb+log[ConjugateAcid][Base]
pOH=−log[1.8×10−5]+log0.250.25
∴[OH−]=3.6×10−6M
Freshly precipitated Al(OH)3Mg(OH)3 are stirred vigorously in it