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What is the minimum volume of water required to dissolve 1 g of calcium sulphate at 298 K? (For calcium sulphate, Ksp=9.1×106).

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Let s be the solubility of CaSO4.
CaSO4Ca2+SO24
[Ca2+]=[SO2+4]=s
Ksp[Ca2+][SO24]=s×s=s2=9.1×106
s=0.003016M
The molar mass of CaSO4 is 40+32+64=136g.
The solubility in g/L is 0.003017×136=0.410g/L.
Hence, 0.41 g dissolves in 1 L.
1 g will dissolve in 10.41=2.43L.

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