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Ch.17 - Applications of Aqueous Equilibria

Chapter 17, Problem 126

Citric acid (H3Cit) can be used as a household cleaning agent to dissolve rust stains. The rust, represented as Fe(OH)3, dissolves because the citrate ion forms a soluble complex with Fe3+ (a) Using the equilibrium constants in Appendix C and Kf = 6.3 x 10^11 for Fe(Cit), calculate the equilibrium constant K for the reaction. (b) Calculate the molar solubility of Fe(OH)3 in 0.500 M solution of H3Cit.

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