Equilibria involved :
FeG
+ + G
- FeG
2 K
2 = 3.2 x 10
3G
- + H
2O
HG + OH
- K
b = 6.0 x 10
-5G
- is the amino acid glycine.
Suppose that 0.050 mole of FeG
2 is dissolved in 1 litre of water.
Qns: Using activity coefficient, find FeG
+ if the pH is fixed at 8.5 and the ionic strength is 0.10M. For FeG
+, use gamma = 0.79. and for G
- use gamma = 0.782
My attempt at the question:
MBE 1 = 0.05 = [FeG
+] + [FeG
2]
MBE 2 = [FeG
+] = [HG] + [G
-]
the ionic strength being 0.1,
0.1 = 0.5 x [FeG
+] + [G
-] + [H
3O
+] + [OH
-] ----- 1
and I'm stuck. I suppose I need to solve simultaneous equations. how do I make use of the pH and activity coefficients to resolve this question?