Answer the following chemistry question: 3. (a) The pKa for ferric ion Fe(+3) is 2. The pKa for...

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 K_sp 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?

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