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Solubility product constant

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a)Calculate the solubility product constant for Mg(OH)2
Mg(OH)2 + 2 e⁻ → Mg + 2OH⁻ E° = -2.67

b) Calculate the formation constant for Ag(NH3)2

How to answer both these questions?

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1. Do you know the law of mass Action?
2. What is your own atempt to this.
3. Your deviation question, maybe send them a PN, here is not much traffic.
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I am working on a) and b).

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PN = Personal notification also PM Personal message or easier called email.
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Nice post
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Re: Solubility product constant

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My answer to (a):
\(Mg(OH)_2 + 2 e^- \leftrightarrow Mg + 2 OH^- E^{\circ} = -2.67 V \) oxidation

\( Mg + 2 e^- \rightarrow Mg E^{\circ}= -2.36 V K = \frac{1}{K_{sp}}\) reduction

\( log K = \frac{2 [-2.36 -(-2.67)]}{0.059} =10.51 \)

\(K=\frac{1}{K_{sp}}= 3.2 \times 10^{10} \)

\(K_{sp}\) = 3.1e-11

My answer to (b):

\(Ag + 2 NH_3 \rightarrow Ag(NH_3)_2^+ E^{\circ} =?\)

\(Ag^+ + e^- \rightarrow Ag E^{\circ} = 0.80 V \)

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For Ag + 2 NH3 => [Ag (NH3)2]+ + e- is E°= 0,413 V

Calculation here but it is in german

https://www.chemieunterricht.de/dc2/kom ... -best.html
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Re: Solubility product constant

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I found on Internet, E°= 0.37 Volts for the reaction [Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺ + e⁻ ⇌ Ag + 2 NH₃.

So, K = Kf, Log Kf= \(\frac{0.80 Volts-0.37 Volts}{0.059} = 7.29 K_f= 1.9 \times 10^7 \)

There is a discrepancy between your answer of 2.1e6 and my answer 1.9e7. Is this discrepancy significant?
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In the link they also mentioned 1.2 x 10^7 . What is more close to your result with 1.9 x 10 ^7.
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