Addition of which of the following will increase the solubility of lead chromate Pb(CrO4)2 (s) in water? a. KNO3 b. PbCl2 c. Na2CrO4 d. NH4Cl e. None of these
The answer is NH4Cl. Please explain!! Thanks!!
I think Answer should be KNo3 because
Due to common ion effect solubility is always decreased. Here pb(Cro4)2 and pbcl2 contain Common ion pb2+ , pb(Cro4)2 and Na2Cro4 contain Common ion Cro42- so solubility of Pb(Cro4)2 will be decreased after adding pbcl2 and Na2Cro4.
Now after adding Nh4Cl , Pbcl2 is formed that is a precipitate , insoluble in water whereas after adding KNO3 , Pb(No3)2 is formed which has high Ksp value so it is highly soluble in water. So KNo3
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