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Q.Define Solubility Product.

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The solubility product is the equilibrium constant for the dissolution of a sparingly soluble salt, defined as the product of the molar ion concentrations in a saturated solution, each raised to its stoichiometric power.

For a sparingly soluble ionic solid that dissociates in water as AxBy(s)⇌xAy+(aq)+yBx−(aq)A_xB_y(s) \rightleftharpoons xA^{y+}(aq) + yB^{x-}(aq) the solubility product, KspK_{sp}, is defined as the product of the molar concentrations of the constituent ions, each raised to the power of its stoichiometric coefficient in the balanced dissolution equation, in a saturated solution at a given (constant) temperature: Ksp=[Ay+]x [Bx−]yK_{sp} = [A^{y+}]^x\,[B^{x-}]^y For example, for AgCl⇌Ag++Cl−AgCl \rightleftharpoons Ag^+ + Cl^-, Ksp=[Ag+][Cl−]K_{sp} = [Ag^+][Cl^-]; for Ag2CrO4⇌2Ag++CrO42−Ag_2CrO_4 \rightleftharpoons 2Ag^+ + CrO_4^{2-}, Ksp=[Ag+]2[CrO42−]K_{sp} = [Ag^+]^2[CrO_4^{2-}]. KspK_{sp} is a constant at a given temperature and is used to predict whether precipitation will occur (by comparing …

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