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What would be the pH needed to initiate precipitation for a solution that contains 8.22 x 10-6 M Pb(NO3)2? Ksp of Pb(OH)2 is 1.2 x10-15.?
Pb(OH)2 --------------> Pb+2 + 2OH-
x 2x
8.22*10^-6
x+8.22*10^-6 2x
KsP = [Pb+2][OH-]2
1.2*10^-15 = (x+0.00000822)(2x)^2
x = 4.8*10^-6M
[OH-] = 2x = 2*4.8*10^-6
= 9.6*10^-6M
POH = -log[OH-]
= -log0.0000096 = 5.0177
PH = 14-POH
= 14-5.0177 = 8.9823