What should be the pH of the environment for 50% of Ag+ ions to complex in the cyanide (CN¯) anion equivalent to a solution containing 10-3 M Ag+ ions? pKa for HCN = 9,3 ; logß2 for Ag(CN)2 - = 20,0 How can we INCREASE the complexity rate?

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What should be the pH of the environment for 50% of Ag+ ions to complex in the cyanide (CN¯) anion equivalent to a solution containing 10-3 M Ag+ ions?

pKa for HCN = 9,3 ; logßfor Ag(CN)- = 20,0

How can we INCREASE the complexity rate? Please help.

 

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