Effects of Hydrolysis on Determining the Solubility Product of Potassium Bitartrate

Ian J. McNaught
Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Gavin D. Peckham
Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Kwa Dlangezwa, 3886, South Africa
J. Chem. Educ., 2009, 86 (3), p 330
DOI: 10.1021/ed086p330
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2009
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Abstract

The method given in many publications for calculating the solubility product of potassium bitartrate is wrong in principle. A way of modifying the experimental approach and calculations to overcome the problem are presented.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Analytical Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Misconceptions / Discrepant Events

Keywords (Subject):

Equilibrium
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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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