MCQ
Solubility of an $MX_2$ type electrolyte is $0.5 \times 10^{-4}\,mol/litre$ , then $K_{sp}$ of electrolyte is
  • A
    $5\times 10^{-12}$
  • B
    $2.5\times 10^{-10}$
  • C
    $1\times 10^{-13}$
  • $5\times 10^{-13}$

Answer

Correct option: D.
$5\times 10^{-13}$
d
An electrolyte $MX _2$ undergoes dissociation as follows :-

$MX _2 \rightleftharpoons M ^{+2}+2 X ^{-}$

Concentration $MX _2$ $M ^{+2}$ $X ^{-}$
Initial concentration $1$ $0$ $0$
Concentration at Equilibrium $1-s$ $s$ $2s$

Thus from the above condition we can say that,

$K _{ sp }= s \times(2 s )^2=4 \times( s )^3$

Here, $s$ (the solubility) is $0.5 \times 10^{-4}\, mole/lit.$

$\therefore K_{\text {sp }}=4 \times\left(0.5 \times 10^{-4}\right)^3$

$\therefore K _{ sp }=5 \times 10^{-13}$

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