Hydroxyapatite, Ca₁0 (PO4) 6 (OH)2, has a solubility constant of Ksp = 2.34 x 10-59, and dissociates according to Ca10 (PO4)(OH)2(s) = 10 Ca²+(aq) + 6 PO¾-¯(aq) + 2 OH(aq) Solid hydroxyapatite is dissolved in water to form a saturated solution. What is the concentration of Ca²+ in this solution if [OH] is fixed at 3.60 × 10-4 M? [Ca2+] = M

Simple acids such as formic acid, HCOOH, and acetic acid, CH3COOH, are very soluble in water; however, fatty acids such as stearic acid, CH3(CH2)16COOH, and palmitic acid, CH3(CH2)14COOH, are water-insoluble. Based on what you know about the solubility of alcohols, explain the solubility of these organic acids.

Assume that a sample of hard water contains 50. mg/L of Mg2+ and 150 mg/L of Ca2+, with HCO3 as the accompanying anion. What mass of CaO should be added to 1.0 L of this aqueous solution to precipitate all the Mg2+ and Ca2+ as CaCO3 and MgCO3? What is the total mass of the two solids formed?

Fluoridation of city water supplies has been practiced in the United States for several decades. It is done by continuously adding sodium fluoride to water as it comes from a reservoir. Assume you live in a medium-sized city of 150,000 people and that 660 L (170 gal) of water is used per person per day. What mass of sodium fluoride (in kilograms) must be added to the water supply each year (365 days) to have the required fluoride concentration of 1 ppm (part per million)that is, 1 kilogram of fluoride per 1 million kilograms of water? (Sodium fluoride is 45.0% fluoride, and water has a density of 1.00 g/cm3.)