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Calculate the concentration of Ca2+ in a saturated solution of CaSO4 that contains 0.1 M CaCl2. Ksp= 2.5*10-5 for CaSO4.
CaCl2(aq) ----------------> Ca^2+ (aq) + 2Cl^- (aq)
0.1M ------------------------ 0.1M
CaSO4(s) ---------------> Ca^2+ (aq) + SO4^2- (aq)
------------------------------- x +0.1------------ x
Ksp = [Ca^2+][SO4^2-]
2.5*10^-5 = (x+0.1)(x)
2.5*10^-5 = (0.1)(x) [ x + 0.1 = 0.1, x<<<<<0.1]
x = 2.5*10^-4
The concentration of Ca^2+ = x + 0.1
= 2.5*10^-4 + 0.1
= 0.10025M >>>>answer