Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1133949649
ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 17 Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria - Study Questions - Page 677c: 55

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In all cases, solubility as a function of Ksp is the same for both compounds, so the one with the higher Ksp is the more soluble; a) PbCl2, 1.7e-5 vs 6.6e-6 for PbBr2 b) FeS, 6e-19 vs 2e-53 for HgS c) Fe(OH)2, 4.9e-17 vs 3e-17
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