The student takes an example of XCl2, the chloride salt of metal X, and mixes it with 100.0 mL of distilled water to form a satu
rated solution. The value of K_sp for XCL2 is 4.0 x 10^-12 at 298 K. Write the balanced equation for the change that occurs when solid XCL2 dissolves in water.
The balanced equation is written as follows; XCl2 ⇄ X^+(aq) + 2Cl^-(aq).
The solubility product is an equilibrium constant that describes the solubility of a substance in water. The higher the value of the equilibrium constant, the more soluble the substance is in water.
For the salt XCl2, its solubility in water is shown by the balanced equation written as follows; XCl2 ⇄ X^+(aq) + 2Cl^-(aq).
