Separating Ions by Selective Precipitation 001
Channel: Professor Heath's Chemistry Channel
Date: 2013-08-01

A solution consists of 0.20 M MgCl2 and 0.10 M CuCl2. Calculate the [OH-] that would separate the metal ions as their hydroxides. Ksp of Mg(OH)2 = 6.3 x 10-10; Ksp of Cu(OH)2 = 2.2x10-20.