The concentrations of Cl−&CrO2−4 in a solution are 0.1M&10−4M respectively. If solid AgNO3 is gradually added to this solution, what will be the concentration of Cl− when Ag2CrO4 begins to precipitate? [Ksp(AgCl)=10−10M2;Ksp(Ag2CrO4)=10−12M3]
A
10−6M
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B
10−4M
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C
10−5M
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D
10−9M
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Solution
The correct option is A10−6M Ag2CrO4(s)⇌2Ag++CrO2−4kspAg2CrO4=[Ag+]2[CrO2−4]10−12=[Ag+]2[10−4]∴[Ag+]=10−4MAgCl(s)⇌Ag++Cl−kspAgCl=[Ag+][Cl−]10−10=[10−4][Cl−]⇒[Cl−]=10−6M