Calculate the Ksp for calcium sulfate if its solubility is 0
Calculate the Ksp for calcium sulfate if its solubility is 0.67 g/L
Solution
 First change 0.67g/L into molarity
 
  (0.67g/L)(1mol/136.15g)= 4.9e-3 M
 
  Then write a chemical equation for the dissolution of  CaSO4
 
  CaSO4 <--> Ca2+ +  SO4  2-
 
  setting up an  equilibrium expression  gives us
  [Ca2+][SO4 2-] = ksp
  since the concentrations of Ca and SO4 are the same, we end up with
 
  (4.9e-3)^2 = 2.4e-5
 
  so the ksp of CaSO4 is 2.4e-5

