Given the following activity coefficient data: Ion Ion Size (pm) Ionic Strength (μ, M) 0.001 0.005 0.01 0.05 0.1 Zn2+ 600 0.870 0.749 0.675 0.485 0.405 Calculate the ionic strength of a solution that is 0.0213 M Mg(CN)2. Based on your results in part 1, what is the activity coefficient of Zn2+? 3.  Zinc cyanide, Zn(CN)2, has a Ksp of 3.0 x 10−16. Using the activity coefficient you calculated in part 2, find the concentration of Zn2+ in a saturated solution of Zn(CN)2 in 0.0213 M Mg(CN)2.  (Note:  The activity coefficient for cyanide in at this ionic strength is 0.791.)

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Given the following activity coefficient data:

Ion

Ion Size (pm)

Ionic Strength (μ, M)

0.001

0.005

0.01

0.05

0.1

Zn2+

600

0.870

0.749

0.675

0.485

0.405

  1. Calculate the ionic strength of a solution that is 0.0213 M Mg(CN)2.
  2. Based on your results in part 1, what is the activity coefficient of Zn2+?

3.  Zinc cyanide, Zn(CN)2, has a Ksp of 3.0 x 10−16. Using the activity coefficient you calculated in part 2, find the concentration of Zn2+ in a saturated solution of Zn(CN)2 in 0.0213 M Mg(CN)2.  (Note:  The activity coefficient for cyanide in at this ionic strength is 0.791.)

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