Magnesium fluoride (MgF2, MW = 62.30 g/mol) is slightly soluble in water, with Ksp = 7.4 x 10^-11 at T = 25. C. a) Give the correctly balanced solubility reaction and expression for Ksp for MgF2. b) What mass of magnesium fluoride will dissolve in 1.000 L of pure water

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 Magnesium fluoride (MgF2, MW = 62.30 g/mol) is slightly soluble in water, with Ksp = 7.4 x 10^-11 at T
= 25. C.
a) Give the correctly balanced solubility reaction and expression for Ksp for MgF2.
b) What mass of magnesium fluoride will dissolve in 1.000 L of pure water?

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