Friday, June 14, 2019

aqueous solution - Why aren't the copper(II) ions in CuSO4 precipitated by hydroxide ions from water?


From my own experience and literature, I know that CuSOX4 is well soluble in water and dissociates into CuX2+ and SOX4X2. Cu(OH)X2, however, is not: Ksp=21019.


Therefore, in pure water which has a pH of 7, c(OHX)=107. This means that a concentration of 21019/(107)2=2105 of CuX2+ would be enough to cause precipitation. How come, when dissolving CuSOX4, the CuX2+ stays in solution, and doesn't precipitate with the OHX ions of water to form Cu(OH)X2?





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