The solubility of Ca(OH)
2 in water is 1.11*10
-2 M at 25 C.
I'm asked what's the L
c (concentration solubility product) for Ca(OH)
2 in water at 25 C? Also I have to find the ionic strength and calculate via the Debye-Hückels limiting law the activity coefficients for Ca
2+ in the solution at 25 C.
Ca(OH)
2(s)
Ca
2+ + 2OH
- [Ca
2+] = 1.11 x 10^
-2 ; [OH
-] = 2(1.11 X 10
-2) = 2.22 x 10
-2 Ksp = [Ca
2+][OH-]
2 = 1.11 x 10
-2(2.22 x 10
-2)
2 = 5.47 x 10
-6 Ionic Strength = I = 1/2Σ ci zi
2 Where ci = concentration of ions; zi = charge of the ions:
Ionic strength = ½ [( 1.11 x 10
-2)2
2 + 2.22 x 10
-2)1
2)
I = ½ [ 4.44 x 10
-2 + 2.22 x 10
-2)]
I = ½(6.66 x 10
-2) =
Ionic strength = 0.0333
And the activity coefficients:
log Y
HA =-0.509Z*(-2)
2*sqrt 0.0333
log Y
HA =0.371
I really want to know if I have calculated this correctly or if I have missed something.