Cinnabar ore (HgS) is an important source of mercury. Cinnabar is a red solid whose solubility in water is 5.5.10-27 mol.L-1 - Calculate your Kps.   What is its solubility in grams per 100 g of water? Given: HgS 232.66 g.mol-1 solubility = [           ] g / 100 g of water.

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Cinnabar ore (HgS) is an important source of mercury. Cinnabar is a red solid whose solubility in water is 5.5.10-27 mol.L-1

- Calculate your Kps.

 

What is its solubility in grams per 100 g of water? Given: HgS 232.66 g.mol-1 solubility = [           ] g / 100 g of water.

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