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Q.The solubility of AgCl(s) with solubility product 1.6×10−101.6 \times 10^{-10} in 0.1M NaCl solution would be

a) 1.26×10−51.26 \times 10^{-5} M
b) 1.6×10−91.6 \times 10^{-9} M
c) 1.6×10−111.6 \times 10^{-11} M
d) Zero
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Step 1. AgCl(s)⇌Ag+(aq)+Cl−(aq)AgCl(s)\rightleftharpoons Ag^+(aq)+Cl^-(aq), Ksp=1.6×10−10K_{sp}=1.6\times10^{-10}.

Step 2. In 0.1M NaCl, the Cl−Cl^- from NaCl (0.1 M) vastly outweighs the tiny extra Cl−Cl^- from AgCl's own solubility ss, so [Cl−]≈0.1[Cl^-]\approx0.1 M. …

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