A $1.0 \mathrm{~L}$ of aqueous solution contains $1 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaBr}, 1 \times…

A $1.0 \mathrm{~L}$ of aqueous solution contains $1 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaBr}, 1 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaCl}$ and $1 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{M}$ NaI. To this solution, $1 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{M}$ aqueous $\mathrm{AgNO}_3$ solution is added drop wise. The order of precipitation of $\operatorname{Ag} X(X=\mathrm{Cl}, \mathrm{Br}, \mathrm{I})$ is $\begin{aligned} & \left(K_{\mathrm{sp}}(\mathrm{AgCl})=1.8=10^{-10} ; K_{\mathrm{sp}}(\mathrm{AgBr})=5 \times 10^{-13} ;\right. \\ & \left.K_{\mathrm{sp}}(\mathrm{AgI})=8.3 \times 10^{-17}\right)\end{aligned}$
  1. $\mathrm{AgBr}, \mathrm{AgCl}, \mathrm{Agl}$
  2. $\mathrm{AgCl}, \mathrm{AgBr}, \mathrm{Agl}$.
  3. $\mathrm{Agl}, \mathrm{AgBr}, \mathrm{AgCl}$
  4. $\mathrm{AgBr}, \mathrm{Agl}, \mathrm{AgCl}$

Solution

$K_{\mathrm{sp}}$ of any salt is equal to the multiplication of concentration of its ions. For $\mathrm{AgCl} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Ag}^{+}+\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$ $K_{\mathrm{sp}}=\left[\mathrm{Ag}^{+}\right]\left[\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\right]$ $1.8 \times 10^{-10}=10^{-10}\left[\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\right]$ $\left[\mathrm{Cl}^{-}\right]=\frac{1.8 \times 10^{-10}}{10^{-10}}=1.8$ Similarly, for AgBr $\left[\mathrm{Br}^{-}\right]=\frac{5 \times 10^{-13}}{10^{-10}}=5 \times 10^{-3}$ For AgI $\mathrm{I}^{-}=\frac{8.3 \times 10^{-17}}{10^{-10}}=8.3 \times 10^{-7}$ Lesser is the concentration of ion, more easily they get precipitated. So, order of precipitation is $\mathrm{AgI}>\mathrm{AgBr}>\mathrm{AgCl}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (08 Jul Shift 2)

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