The Environmental Protection Agency recommends that Pb2+ have a concentration not exceeding 1.00 × 10-7 M in drinking water. What concentration of NaCl could be used to remove the lead from the water to bring it to a safe level?  Ksp for PbCl2 is 1.6 × 10-5.  What would be a drawback of doing this?

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  1. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends that Pb2+ have a concentration not exceeding 1.00 × 10-7 M in drinking water. What concentration of NaCl could be used to remove the lead from the water to bring it to a safe level?  Ksp for PbCl2 is 1.6 × 10-5.  What would be a drawback of doing this?
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