2×103L of NaOH of 0.200molL1 concentration is added to 1.00L of 1.00molL1 Ca(NO3)2(aq)...will calcium hydroxide precipitate?

1 Answer
Mar 10, 2017

Calcium hydroxide has a solubility of 1.73gL1 under standard conditions. This should have been quoted in the question. Calcium hydroxide should not precipitate.

Explanation:

We work out the equivalent quantity of calcium hydroxide, for which we (i) need a stoichiometric equation:

Ca2++2HOCa(OH)2(s)

And (ii) equivalent quantities of the ions in solution:

Moles of sodium hydroxide, = 2.00×103L×0.200molL1=4.0×104mol.

And thus when this is added to the bulk solution, we have [HO] = 4.0×104mol1.002L=4.0×104molL1.

Given the stoichiometry, we thus have a solution that is NOMINALLY 2.0×104molL1 with respect to calcium hydroxide.

And this is a mass solubility of,

74.09gmol1×2.0×104molL1=14.8mgL1 or 15 ppm.

And so calcium hydroxide should NOT precipitate.