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Answer the following chemistry question:
3. (a) The pKa for ferric ion Fe(+3) is 2. The pKa for cupric ion Cu(+2) is 9.
Which is a stronger Bronsted acid? Give and explain two reasons for the ten million-fold difference in their acidities
b) The Ksp for silver tarnish, that is the black Ag2S, is 10-39, one of the smallest values indicating a VERY insoluble solid. Why is silver sulfide so insoluble?