Q. On adding 0.1 M solution each of $\left\lbrack Ag^{+} \right\rbrack,\left\lbrack Ba^{2 +} \right\rbrack,\left\lbrack Ca^{2 +} \right\rbrack in\ a\ Na_{2}SO_{4}$ solution, species first precipitated is $\left\lbrack K_{sp}\ BaSO_{4} = 10^{- 11},K_{sp}\ CaSO_{4} = 10^{- 6},\ K_{sp}\ AgSO_{4} = 10^{- 5} \right\rbrack$

A) ${Ag}_{2}SO_{4}$
B) $BaSO_{4}$
C) $CaSO_{4}$
D) All of these
Explanation

(b)
The compound which is having least solubility will be precipitated first.
$BaSO_{4}$ : Given, $K_{sp} = 10^{- 11}$
Let the solubility=$x$ mol/L
$BaSO_{4} \rightarrow Ba^{2}\ + SO_{4}^{2 -}\$
$x\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x$
$\therefore$ $K_{sp} = \left\lbrack Ba^{2 +} \right\rbrack\lbrack SO_{4}^{2 -}\rbrack$
or $K_{sp} = x \times x$
$\therefore$ $K_{sp} = x^{2}$
or $x = \sqrt{K_{sp}}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \sqrt{10^{- 11}}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = 3.16 \times 10^{- 6}$ mol/L
$CaSO_{3}$ : Given, $K_{sp} = 10^{- 6}$
Let the solubility=$x$ mol/L
$CaSO_{4} \rightarrow \lbrack Ca^{2 +}\rbrack\lbrack SO_{4}^{2 -}\rbrack$
$\therefore$ $K_{sp} = \left\lbrack Ca^{2 +} \right\rbrack\lbrack So_{4}^{2 -}\rbrack$
or $K_{sp} = x \times x$
$\therefore$ $K_{sp} = x^{2}$
or $x = \sqrt{K_{sp}}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \sqrt{10^{- 6}}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = 1 \times 10^{- 3}$ mol/L
$AgSO_{4}$ : Given, $K_{sp} = 10^{- 5}$
Let the solubility=$x$ mol/L
$Ag_{2}SO_{4} \rightarrow 2Ag^{+} + SO_{4}^{2 -}$
$2x$ $x$
$\therefore$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ K_{sp} = \left\lbrack Ag^{+} \right\rbrack^{2}\lbrack SO_{4}^{2 -}\rbrack$
or $= (2x)^{2}(x)$
or $K_{sp} = 4x^{3}$
or $x = \frac{\sqrt[3]{K_{sp}}}{4}$
$= \frac{\sqrt{10^{- 5}}}{4}$
$= 10^{- 2}$ mol/L
$\because$ $BaSO_{4}$ has least solubility.
$\ \therefore$ It will precipitated first.

Dr. Abubacker
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker

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