The solubility of a sparingly soluble salt AxBy in water is S moles per litre. The solubility product has the value:
A
S2
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B
xyyx.Sx+y
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C
xxyySx+y
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D
Sx+y
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Solution
The correct option is CxxyySx+y When S represents the molar solubility of AxBy, the molar solubilities of the ions Ay+ and Bx− will be xS and yS respectively. The expression for the solubility product will be Ksp=[Ay+]x[Bx−]y=(xS)x(yS)y=xxyySx+y