Determine pH of AgOH from Solubility Product

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We are required to determine the pH of silver hydroxide solution at equilibrium.

Since silver hydroxide is alkaline, we can rule out options A and B straight away.

Let's consider the relationship between solubility product Ksp and solubility.

When the solution is saturated, concentration of ions in solution is at maximum and constant.

Hence a saturated solution is at equilibrium and it's meaningful to discuss Ksp which is an equilibrium constant.

A saturated solution is also related to its solubility or maximum amount of salt that can dissolve per unit volume of solvent.

Hence Ksp and solubility are related to each other.

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We can write out the dissociation of AgOH and determine the concentration of its ions in terms of solubility x.

Then we can write out Ksp expression and determine solubility x in terms of Ksp.

OH^- concentration has the same value 1.233 x 10^-4 and hence we can calculate pOH and pH of the solution.

Therefore the answer to this question will be option C.

Topic: Solubility Product, Physical Chemistry, A Level Chemistry, Singapore

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