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A water sample is contaminated with copper hydroxide. What is the required pH to decrease the...

A water sample is contaminated with copper hydroxide. What is the required pH to decrease the copper concentration to 5 ug/L? (This problem requires use of the solubility product constant)

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Ksp of Cu(OH)₂ = 212x 10-20 and in basic medium Cu gets precipitated as Culoh), : Molar mass of cu = 63.5 g. molt [Cu2+] = 5Now, Culo H. ř cu 27 & 204 Thus, Ksp = [Cu2+] [or]? => 2•2x10-20 - (7874810%) x [OH-]? => [OH-] ?2.794 X10-13 . [OH-] = 528

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