Fluoride treatment strengthens tooth enamel by converting hydroxyapatite, Cas(PO4)3OH, into fluorapatite, Cas(PO4)3F. Fluorapatite is stronger and more resistant to acid than hydroxyapatite. If the solubility of fluorapatite is 6.1 x 10-*mol/L, what is its Ksp? Cas(PO4)3F(s) → 5 Ca²+ + 3 PO4³- + F- 1 x 10-6ºmol/L 1 x 10-34mol/L 1 x 10-2ºmol/L 1 x 10-15mol/L 1 x 10°mol/L

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Fluoride treatment strengthens tooth enamel by converting hydroxyapatite, Cas(PO4)3OH, into fluorapatite,
Cas(PO4)3F. Fluorapatite is stronger and more resistant to acid than hydroxyapatite. If the solubility of
fluorapatite is 6.1 x 10-*mol/L, what is its Ksp?
Cas(PO4)3F(s) → 5 Ca²+ + 3 PO4³- + F-
1 x 10-6ºmol/L
1 x 10-34mol/L
1 x 10-2ºmol/L
1 x 10-15mol/L
1 x 10°mol/L
Transcribed Image Text:Fluoride treatment strengthens tooth enamel by converting hydroxyapatite, Cas(PO4)3OH, into fluorapatite, Cas(PO4)3F. Fluorapatite is stronger and more resistant to acid than hydroxyapatite. If the solubility of fluorapatite is 6.1 x 10-*mol/L, what is its Ksp? Cas(PO4)3F(s) → 5 Ca²+ + 3 PO4³- + F- 1 x 10-6ºmol/L 1 x 10-34mol/L 1 x 10-2ºmol/L 1 x 10-15mol/L 1 x 10°mol/L
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