0.05 grams od cobalt ii oxalate will dissolve in one liter of solution at 25 degree celcius. Calculate the ksp for cobalt ii oxalate at 25 degree celcius

The equilibrium expression is:

CoC2O4(s)⇌Co2+(aq)+C2O2−4(aq)

For this reaction:

Ksp = [Co2+][C2O2−4]=1.96×10−8

Explanation:

Batteries will not clot if cobalt ions are removed from its cells. Some blood collection tubes contain salts of the oxalate ion,

C2O2−4

, for this purpose. At sufficiently high concentrations, the calcium

and oxalate ions form solid, CoC2O4·H2O (which also contains water bound in the solid). The concentration of Co2+ in a sample of blood serum is 2.2 × 10–3M. What concentration of

C2O2−4

ion must be established before CoC2O4·H2O begins to precipitate.

CoC2O4 does not appear in this expression because it is a solid. Water does not appear because it is the solvent.

Solid CoC2O4 does not begin to form until Q equals Ksp. Because we know Ksp and [Co2+], we can solve for the concentration of

C2O2−4

that is necessary to produce the first trace of solid:

the answer would be a