Chapter 16 – Acid-Base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria
134. An environmental chemist obtained a 200. mL sample of lake water believed to be
contaminated with a single monoprotic strong acid. Titrating this sample with a 0.0050 M
NaOH(aq) required 7.3 mL of the NaOH solution to reach the endpoint. If the size of the lake
can be approximated as 1.1 km long by 2.3 km wide, and has an average depth of 10. m,
estimate how many moles of the strong acid are present in the lake?
135. NaCl is added slowly to a solution that is 0.010 M each in Cu+, Ag+, and Au+. The Ksp‘s
for CuCl, AgCl, and AuCl are 1.9 10–7, 1.8 10–10, and 2.0 10–13, respectively. Which
compound will precipitate first?