Some trisodium phosphate, Na 3 PO 4 , is added to a solution that contains 0.0020 M

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Some trisodium phosphate, Na3PO4, is added to a solution that contains 0.0020 M aluminum nitrate and 0.0040 M calcium chloride.

(a) Which begins to precipitate first: the aluminum phosphate or the calcium phosphate?

(b) The concentration of the first ion to precipitate, either Al3+ or Ca2+, decreases as the precipitate forms. What is the concentration of the first species when the second one begins to precipitate?

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Chemistry Principles And Practice

ISBN: 9780534420123

3rd Edition

Authors: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball

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