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$K_{c}$ for the the reaction, $\left[\mathrm{Ag}(\mathrm{CN})_{2}\right] \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{Ag}^{+}+2 \mathrm{CN}^{-},$

the equillibrium constant at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is $4.0 \times 10^{-19}$ then the silver ion concentration in a solution which was originally 0.1 molar in $\mathrm{KCN}$ and 0.03 molar in $\mathrm{AgNO}_{3}$ is:
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Options:
  • A $7.5 \times 10^{18}$
  • B $7.5 \times 10^{-19}$
  • C $7.5 \times 10^{19}$
  • D $7.5 \times 10^{-18}$
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The correct answer is: $7.5 \times 10^{-18}$
$\left.\begin{array}{c}2 \mathrm{KCN}+\mathrm{AgNO}=\left[\underset{0.1}{0.03}=\left[\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{Ag}(\mathrm{CN})_{2} \\ 0\end{array}\right]^{-}\right. \\ (0.1-0.06) & 0\end{array}\right] \begin{array}{c}\mathrm{KNO}_{3}+\mathrm{K}_{0}^{+} \\ (0.03)\end{array}$

$\therefore\left[\mathrm{Ag}(\mathrm{CN})_{2}\right]^{-}=\mathrm{Ag}^{+}+\underset{\mathrm{a}}{0.03} \mathrm{a} \quad 2 \mathrm{CN}$

$(0.03-\mathrm{a}) \quad \mathrm{a} .04(\mathrm{left} \mathrm{from} \mathrm{KCN}$

$\quad 0.04 \approx 0.04$

$\therefore \quad \mathrm{K}_{\mathrm{c}}=4 \times 10^{-19}=\frac{(0.04)^{2} \times \mathrm{a}}{0.03}$

$\mathrm{a}=7.5 \times 10^{-18}$

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