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solubility product

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noun

Physical Chemistry.
  1. the maximum number of undissociated ions, of an electrolyte in a saturated solution, capable at a given temperature of remaining in equilibrium with the undissolved phase of the solution.


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Because these compounds are only slightly soluble, assume that the volume does not change on dissolution and calculate the solubility product for each.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The solubility product of CaSO4·2H2O is 2.4 10–5.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Because these compounds are only slightly soluble, assume that the volume does not change on dissolution and calculate the solubility product for each.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Precipitation continues until the reaction quotient equals the solubility product.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

No precipitation of a specific substance will occur until the product of the concentrations of its ions in a solution exceeds the solubility product for that substance; whenever that product is exceeded precipitation must follow.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

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