How can I calculate the pH of a saturated solution of calcium fluoride (CaFX2)? I am given the following values:
Ksp(CaFX2)=3.9⋅10−11Ka(HF)=6.8⋅10−4Kw=10−14
(The Ksp and Ka values are taken from the appendices of Skoog et al. Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th edition.)
Answer
Here is my approach. The dissociation of CaFX2 is described by CaFX2−⇀↽−CaX2++2FX−
Now, if s is the molar solubility of CaFX2 (in moldm−3), then Ksp=[CaX2+]⋅[FX−]2=s⋅(2s)2=4s3=3.9×10−11⟹s=2.1×10−4
The fluoride concentration is then equal to [FX−]=4.2×10−4 M. The pH is then governed by the equilibrium
FX−+HX2O−⇀↽−HF+OHX−
and since
Kw=[HX3OX+][OHX−];Ka=[FX−][HX3OX+][HF]
we find that the equilibrium constant for reaction (2) is
K=[HF][OHX−][FX−]=KwKa
and hence:
[OHX−][HF]=KwKa⋅[FX−]
If we assume now that [OHX−]=[HF] (from the stoichiometry of reaction (2)), and that the decrease in [FX−] due to reaction (2) is negligible, then
[OHX−]=√KwKa⋅[FX−]=√(1×10−146.8×10−4)(4.2×10−4)=7.9×10−8
Adding the 1×10−7 M of OHX− from the autodissociation of water,
[OHX−]=1.8×10−7pOH=−log(1.8⋅10−7)=6.7pH=7.3
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