Calcium and magnesium ions can occur in our water supplies (e.g. through rocks and geological formations). A sample of tap water was tested and the calcium ion concentration was measured at 2.1E-5M and the magnesium ion concentration was measured at 1.2E-3M. If carbonate ion is added into the tap water, which ion will precipitate out of solution first? Explain your reasoning. The Ksp values of CaCO3 and MgCO3 are 5.0E-9 and 6.8E-6, respectively.
Ionic Equilibrium
Chemical equilibrium and ionic equilibrium are two major concepts in chemistry. Ionic equilibrium deals with the equilibrium involved in an ionization process while chemical equilibrium deals with the equilibrium during a chemical change. Ionic equilibrium is established between the ions and unionized species in a system. Understanding the concept of ionic equilibrium is very important to answer the questions related to certain chemical reactions in chemistry.
Arrhenius Acid
Arrhenius acid act as a good electrolyte as it dissociates to its respective ions in the aqueous solutions. Keeping it similar to the general acid properties, Arrhenius acid also neutralizes bases and turns litmus paper into red.
Bronsted Lowry Base In Inorganic Chemistry
Bronsted-Lowry base in inorganic chemistry is any chemical substance that can accept a proton from the other chemical substance it is reacting with.
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