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4.7: Solubility Products

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    Solubility Products
    Substance Ksp at 25 °C
    aluminum
    Al(OH)3 2 × 10−32
    barium
    BaCO3 1.6 × 10−9
    BaC2O4·2H2O 1.1 × 10−7
    BaSO4 2.3 × 10−8
    BaCrO4 8.5 × 10−11
    BaF2 2.4 × 10−5
    Ba(OH)2·8H2O 5.0 × 10−3
    Ba3(PO4)2 6 × 10−39
    Ba3(AsO4)2 1.1 × 10−13
    bismuth
    BiO(OH) 4 × 10−10
    BiOCl 1.8 × 10−31
    Bi2S3 1 × 10−97
    cadmium
    Cd(OH)2 5.9 × 10−15
    CdS 1.0 × 10−28
    CdCO3 5.2 × 10−12
    calcium
    Ca(OH)2 1.3 × 10−6
    CaCO3 8.7 × 10−9
    CaSO4·2H2O 6.1 × 10−5
    CaC2O4·H2O 1.96 × 10−8
    Ca3(PO4)2 1.3 × 10−32
    CaHPO4 7 × 10−7
    CaF2 4.0 × 10−11
    chromium
    Cr(OH)3 6.7 × 10−31
    cobalt
    Co(OH)2 2.5 × 10−16
    CoS(α) 5 × 10−22
    CoS(β) 3 × 10−26
    CoCO3 1.4 × 10−13
    Co(OH)3 2.5 × 10−43
    copper
    CuCl 1.2 × 10−6
    CuBr 6.27 × 10−9
    CuI 1.27 × 10−12
    CuSCN 1.6 × 10−11
    Cu2S 2.5 × 10−48
    Cu(OH)2 2.2 × 10−20
    CuS 8.5 × 10−45
    CuCO3 2.5 × 10−10
    iron
    Fe(OH)2 1.8 × 10−15
    FeCO3 2.1 × 10−11
    FeS 3.7 × 10−19
    Fe(OH)3 4 × 10−38
    lead
    Pb(OH)2 1.2 × 10−15
    PbF2 4 × 10−8
    PbCl2 1.6 × 10−5
    PbBr2 4.6 × 10−6
    PbI2 1.4 × 10−8
    PbCO3 1.5 × 10−15
    PbS 7 × 10−29
    PbCrO4 2 × 10−16
    PbSO4 1.3 × 10−8
    Pb3(PO4)2 1 × 10−54
    magnesium
    Mg(OH)2 8.9 × 10−12
    MgCO3·3H2O ca 1 × 10−5
    MgNH4PO4 3 × 10−13
    MgF2 6.4 × 10−9
    MgC2O4 7 × 10−7
    manganese
    Mn(OH)2 2 × 10−13
    MnCO3 8.8 × 10−11
    MnS 2.3 × 10−13
    mercury
    Hg2O·H2O 3.6 × 10−26
    Hg2Cl2 1.1 × 10−18
    Hg2Br2 1.3 × 10−22
    Hg2I2 4.5 × 10−29
    Hg2CO3 9 × 10−15
    Hg2SO4 7.4 × 10−7
    Hg2S 1.0 × 10−47
    Hg2CrO4 2 × 10−9
    HgS 1.6 × 10−54
    nickel
    Ni(OH)2 1.6 × 10−16
    NiCO3 1.4 × 10−7
    NiS(α) 4 × 10−20
    NiS(β) 1.3 × 10−25
    potassium
    KClO4 1.05 × 10−2
    K2PtCl6 7.48 × 10−6
    KHC4H4O6 3 × 10−4
    silver
    \(\ce{^1_2Ag2O(Ag+ + OH- )}\) 2 × 10−8
    AgCl 1.6 × 10−10
    AgBr 5.0 × 10−13
    AgI 1.5 × 10−16
    AgCN 1.2 × 10−16
    AgSCN 1.0 × 10−12
    Ag2S 1.6 × 10−49
    Ag2CO3 8.1 × 10−12
    Ag2CrO4 9.0 × 10−12
    Ag4Fe(CN)6 1.55 × 10−41
    Ag2SO4 1.2 × 10−5
    Ag3PO4 1.8 × 10−18
    strontium
    Sr(OH)2·8H2O 3.2 × 10−4
    SrCO3 7 × 10−10
    SrCrO4 3.6 × 10−5
    SrSO4 3.2 × 10−7
    SrC2O4·H2O 4 × 10−7
    thallium
    TlCl 1.7 × 10−4
    TlSCN 1.6 × 10−4
    Tl2S 6 × 10−22
    Tl(OH)3 6.3 × 10−46
    tin
    Sn(OH)2 3 × 10−27
    SnS 1 × 10−26
    Sn(OH)4 1.0 × 10−57
    zinc
    ZnCO3 2 × 10−10

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