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Offline Melanoe

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How to find pH while accounting for ionic strength
« on: October 12, 2010, 11:50:22 PM »
Hi everyone,

The question is this: Accounting for the ionic strength of the solution determine the pH of a saturated solution of Au(OH)3 that also contains 0.020 M potassium nitrate.

So far this is what I got:

Au(OH)3 ::equil:: Au + 3OH         

KNO3 ::equil:: K + NO3

For the ionic strength I calculated it from KNO3 and found it to be 0.02M. This is where I'm stuck, I don't know where to go from here. If anyone can, please help.


Thanks!


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Re: How to find pH while accounting for ionic strength
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 02:15:27 AM »
Hi everyone,

The question is this: Accounting for the ionic strength of the solution determine the pH of a saturated solution of Au(OH)3 that also contains 0.020 M potassium nitrate.

So far this is what I got:

Au(OH)3 ::equil:: Au + 3OH         

KNO3 ::equil:: K + NO3


For the ionic strength I calculated it from KNO3 and found it to be 0.02M. This is where I'm stuck, I don't know where to go from here. If anyone can, please help.


Thanks!



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Now calculate activity coefficients of ions taken part in solubility equilibrium (Au3+ and OH-)
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