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The behaviour of Ag3PO4 in solution

To a $\pu{1L}$ flask, we add $\pu{4.1900 g}$ ($\pu{0.01001 mol}$) of $\ce{Ag3PO4}$, then fill it up with water. Knowing the following constants, we are asked to find the concentration of all species ...
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Is the amine nitrogen of methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) protonated?

MGDA is a tertiary amine with 3 acetic acid groups. I would like to know whether the amine Nitrogen of MGDA is protonated or not for a given pH value. I could not find any literature data which ...
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Calculating Ka using Nernst Equation

I've heard multiple times that the Nernst Equation could be used to calculate K$_a$. How would one calculate the acidity constant, K$_a$, of a specific acid, using the Nernst Equation? The equilibrium ...
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Apparent solubility of Ag2C2O4 in a buffer solution

We take the following quantities and mix them together: $\pu{20 mL}$ solution of $\ce{AgNO3}$ $\pu{0.001 mol//dm3}$ $\pu{20 mL}$ solution of $\ce{H2C2O4}$ $\pu{0.200 mol//dm3}$ $\pu{40 mL}...
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How to calculate concentrations when dissolving two salts?

Some solid silver bromate was dissolved together with solid silver acetate what would be the highest achievable pH? \begin{align} K_\mathrm{sp}(\ce{AgBrO3}) &= 5.38 \times 10^{-5}\\ K_\mathrm{sp}...
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Iodine/iodide electrochemistry help

I have an electrochemistry experiment with iodine in solution. I am initially wanting to quantify the iodide in solution and extrapolate the concentration of I2(aq) and I3-(aq) in solution from this ...
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How to calculate pH of a 0.1 M solution of ammonium bicarbonate considering simultaneous equilibrium along with hydrolysis?

We need to calculate the $\ce{[H+]}$ of 0.1M $\ce{(NH4+)(HCO3^-)}$ given the $\ce{k_b(NH4OH), k_{a_1}(H2CO3), k_{a_2}(HCO3^-)}$ The hint tells me to directly use the result $\ce{[H+]=\sqrt{k_{a_1}(\...
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Problem in the calculation of ionic strength of a solution

Recently I've been trying to answer the question 10-13 (c) of 9th edition of Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry of Skoog et al. Comparing my answers with the student manual , I realized that my ...
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How to account for the common ion effect on osmolarity quantitatively?

In adjusting the osmolarity of a solution of Benzalknonium Cl, Disodium Editate, and Disodium borate/boric acid buffer to be isotonic (about 290 mOsm), the addition of NaCl showed unexpected behavior, ...
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