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The potassium ion in a 250.0-mL sample of mineral water was precipitated withsodium tetrap...

The potassium ion in a 250.0-mL sample of mineral water was precipitated with

sodium tetraphenylborate:

K+ + B(C6H5)4- → KB(C6H5)(s)

The precipitate was filtered, washed, and redissolved in an organic solvent. An excess of the mercury(II)/

EDTA chelate was added:

4HgY2- + B(C6H4)4- + 4H2C → H3BO3 + 4C6H5Hg+ + 4HY3- + OH-

The liberated EDTA was titrated with 29.64 mL of 0.05581 M Mg21. Calculate the potassium ion concentration in parts per million.

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