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6-2.Equilibrium-II (Ionic Equilibrium)
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Which of the following compound will not dissolve in hot mixture of $NaOH$ and $H_2O$ ?

A

$Fe(OH)_3$

B

$Al(OH)_3$

C

$Cr(OH)_3$

D

$Zn(OH)_2$

Solution

Most hydroxide salts are insoluble. For example, the solubility of $Fe ^{+3}$ in basic solution is governed by the reaction shown in (eq 1), from which the corresponding equilibrium constant expression can be derived (eq 2). The equilibrium constant for the reaction $K _{s p}$ is $6.3 \times 10^{-38}$ which says that $Fe ( OH )_3$ is sparingly soluble under most conditions. Equation 3 says that the solubility of ferric ion rapidly decreases as the solution becomes more basic.

$Fe ( OH )_3 \rightleftharpoons Fe ^{+3}+3 OH ^{-}——(1)$

$K _{ sp }=\left[ Fe ^{+3}\right]\left[ OH ^{-}\right]^3—^{-(2)}$

$\text { Solubility }=\left[ Fe ^{+3}\right]=\frac{ K _{ sp }}{\left[ OH ^{-}\right]^3}——(3)$

Standard 11
Chemistry

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