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If 550 ml of some Pb(NO3)2 solution is mixed with 500 ml of 1.30 x 10-2 M NaCl solution, what is the maximum concentration of the Pb(NO3)2 solution added if no solid PbCl2 forms? (Assume Ksp = 2.00 x 10-5 M at this temperature.) Enter the concentration in M.
no of moles of NaCl = molarity * volume in L
= 1.3*10-2 *0.5
= 6.5*10-3 moles
total volume = 550 + 500 = 1050ml = 1.050L
[Cl-] = no of moles/volume in L
= 6.5*10-3/1.050 = 6.19*10-3 M
PbCl2 -------> Pb+2 + 2Cl-
let x= mole/L of lead chloride that dissolve this gives us x moles/L of Pb+2 and 2x mols/L of cl-
KSp = [Pb+2][Cl-]2
2*10-5 = x(2x+0.00619)2
x = 0.157M