Solubility Product Constants
The equilibrium constant, Ksp, for aqueous solutions of ionic compounds at 25°C.
For ionic compounds with limited solubility in water, an equilibrium constant, K sp , can be defined from the ion concentration in water from the equation:
M m A n (s) = m M n+ (aq) + n A m- (aq)
where M m A n is the slightly soluble substance and M n+ and A m- are the ions produced in solution by dissosiation of M m A n .
K sp = [M n+ ] m * [A m- ] n
The table below gives calculated values of K sp for common ionic substances at 25°C (77°F). They are calculated by using standard state thermodynamic data and the equations:
Δ G° = m *Δ f G °(M + , aq) + n *Δ f G° (A - , aq) - Δ f G° (M m A n , s) and ln K sp = -Δ G°/RT
K sp is indicating the maximum concentration of the solved ionic substace in water at the actual (stable) temperature.
For sulfides , a K spa is defined based on the equation
M m S n (s) + 2H + = m M + (aq) + n H 2 S(aq)
See also Solutions, molarity and dilution , and Solubility guidelines for ionic compounds in water
Name | Formula | K sp | K spa |
Aluminium hydroxide | Al(OH) 3 | 3*10 -34 | |
Aluminium phosphate | AlPO 4 | 9.84 *10 -21 | |
Barium bromate | Ba(BrO 3 ) 2 | 2.43*10 -4 | |
Barium carbonate | BaCO 3 | 2.58*10 -9 | |
Barium chromate(VI) | BaCrO 4 | 1.17*10 -10 | |
Barium fluoride | BaF 2 | 1.84*10 -7 | |
Barium hydroxide octahydrate | Ba(OH) 2 *8H 2 O | 2.55*10 -4 | |
Barium iodate | Ba(IO 3 ) 2 | 4.01 *10 -9 | |
Barium iodate monohydrate | Ba(IO 3 ) 2 *H 2 O | 1.67 *10 -9 | |
Barium molybdate | BaMoO 4 | 3.54*10 -8 | |
Barium nitrate | Ba(NO 3 ) 2 | 4.64*10 -3 | |
Barium selenate | BaSeO 4 | 3.40*10 -8 | |
Barium sulfate | BaSO 4 | 1.08*10 -10 | |
Barium sulfite | BaSO 3 | 5.0*10 -10 | |
Beryllium hydroxide | Be(OH) 2 | 6.92*10 -22 | |
Bismuth arsenate | BiAsO 4 | 4.43*10 -10 | |
Bismuth iodide | BiI | 7.71*10 -19 | |
Bismuth triiodite | BiI 3 | 7.71*10 -19 | |
Cadmium arsenate | Cd 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 | 2.2*10 -33 | |
Cadmium carbonate | CdCO 3 | 1.0*10 -12 | |
Cadmium fluoride | CdF 2 | 6.44 *10 -3 | |
Cadmium hydroxide | Cd(OH) 2 | 7.2*10 -15 | |
Cadmium iodate | Cd(IO 3 ) 2 | 2.5*10 -8 | |
Cadmium oxalate trihydrate | CdC 2 O 4 *3H 2 O | 1.42*10 -8 | |
Cadmium phosphate | Cd 3 (PO 4 ) 2 | 2.53*10 -33 | |
Cadmium sulfide | CdS | 8*10 -7 | |
Calcium carbonate (calcite) | CaCO 3 | 3.36*10 -9 | |
Calcium carbonate (aragonite) | CaCO 3 | 6.0*10 -9 | |
Calcium fluoride | CaF 2 | 3.45*10 -11 | |
Calcium hydroxide | Ca(OH) 2 | 5.02*10 -6 | |
Calcium iodate | Ca(IO 3 ) 2 | 6.47*10 -6 | |
Calcium iodate hexahydrate | Ca(IO 3 ) 2 *6H 2 O | 7.10 *10 -7 | |
Calcium molybdate | CaMoO 4 | 1.46*10 -8 | |
Calcium oxalate monohydrate | CaC 2 O 4 *H 2 O | 2.32*10 -9 | |
Calcium phosphate | Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 | 2.07*10 -33 | |
Calcium sulfate | CaSO 4 | 4.93*10 -5 | |
Calcium sulfate dihydrate | CaSO 4 *2H 2 O | 3.14 *10 -5 | |
Calcium sulfite hemihydrate | CaSO 3 *0.5H 2 O | 3.1 *10 -7 | |
Cesium perchlorate | CsClO 4 | 3.95*10 -3 | |
Cesium periodate | CsIO 4 | 5.16 *10 -6 | |
Cobalt(II) arsenate | Co 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 | 6.80 *10 -29 | |
Cobalt(II) carbonate | CoCO 3 | 1.0 *10 -10 | |
Cobalt(II) hydroxide | Co(OH) 2 | 5.92*10 -15 | |
Cobalt(II) iodate dihydrate | Co(IO 3 ) 2 *2H 2 O | 1.21*10 -2 | |
Cobalt(II) phosphate | Co 3 (PO 4 ) 2 | 2.05*10 -35 | |
Copper(II) arsenate | Cu 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 | 7.95*10 -36 | |
Copper(I) bromide | CuBr | 6.27*10 -9 | |
Copper(I) chloride | CuCl | 1.72*10 -7 | |
Copper(I) cyanide | CuCN | 3.47 *10 -20 | |
Copper(II) hydroxide | Cu(OH) 2 | 1*10 -20 | |
Copper(II) iodate monohydrate | Cu(IO 3 ) 2 *H 2 O | 6.94 *10 -8 | |
Copper(I) iodide | CuI | 1.27*10 -12 | |
Copper(II) oxalate | CuC 2 O 4 | 4.43*10 -10 | |
Copper(II) phosphate | Cu 3 (PO 4 ) 2 | 1.40*10 -37 | |
Copper(II) sulfide | CuS | 6*10 -16 | |
Copper(I) thiocyanate | CuSCN | 1.77*10 -13 | |
Chromium(II)hydroxide | Cr(OH) 2 | 1*10 -17 | |
Chromium(III)hydroxide | Cr(OH) 3 | 1*10 -30 | |
Europium(III) hydroxide | Eu(OH) 3 | 9.38 *10 -27 | |
Gallium(III) hydroxide | Ga(OH) 3 | 7.38 *10 -36 | |
Iron(II) carbonate | FeCO 3 | 3.13 *10 -11 | |
Iron(II) fluoride | FeF 2 | 2.36*10 -6 | |
Iron(II) hydroxide | Fe(OH) 2 | 4.87*10 -17 | |
Iron(III) hydroxide | Fe(OH) 3 | 2.79*10 -39 | |
Iron(III) phosphate dihydrate | FePO 4 *2H 2 O | 9.91*10 -16 | |
Iron(II) sulfide | FeS | 6*10 2 | |
Lanthanum iodate | La(IO 3 ) 3 | 7.50*10 -12 | |
Lead(II) bromide | PbBr 2 | 6.60*10 -6 | |
Lead(II) carbonate | PbCO 3 | 7.40*10 -14 | |
Lead(II) chloride | PbCl 2 | 1.70*10 -5 | |
Lead(II) chromate | PbCrO 4 | 3*10 -13 | |
Lead(II) fluoride | PbF 2 | 3.3*10 -8 | |
Lead(II) hydroxide | Pb(OH) 2 | 1.43*10 -20 | |
Lead(II) iodate | Pb(IO 3 ) 2 | 3.69*10 -13 | |
Lead(II) iodide | PbI 2 | 9.8*10 -9 | |
Lead oxalate | PbC 2 O 4 | 8.5*10 -9 | |
Lead(II) selenate | PbSeO 4 | 1.37*10 -7 | |
Lead(II) sulfate | PbSO 4 | 2.53*10 -8 | |
Lead(II) sulfide | PbS | 3*10 -7 | |
Lithium carbonate | LiCO 3 | 8.15*10 -4 | |
Lithium fluoride | LiF | 1.84*10 -3 | |
Lithium phosphate | Li 3 PO 4 | 2.37*10 -11 | |
Magnesium ammonium phosphate | MgNH 4 PO 4 | 3*10 -13 | |
Magnesium carbonate | MgCO 3 | 6.82*10 -6 | |
Magnesium carbonate pentahydrate | MgCO 3 *5H 2 O | 3.79*10 -6 | |
Magnesium carbonate trihydrate | MgCO 3 *3H 2 O | 2.38*10 -6 | |
Magnesium fluoride | MgF 2 | 5.16*10 -11 | |
Magnesium hydroxide | Mg(OH) 2 | 5.61*10 -12 | |
Magnesium oxalate dihydrate | MgC 2 O 4 *2H 2 O | 4.83*10 -6 | |
Magnesium phosphate | Mg 3 (PO 4 ) 2 | 1.04*10 -24 | |
Manganese(II) carbonate | MnCO 3 | 2.24*10 -11 | |
Manganese(II) iodate | Mn(IO 3 ) 2 | 4.37*10 -7 | |
Manganese(II) oxalate dihydrate | MnC2O4*2H2O | 1.70*10 -7 | |
Manganese(II) sulfide (a-form) | MnS | 3*10 7 | |
Mercury(I) bromide | Hg 2 Br 2 | 6.40*10 -23 | |
Mercury(II) bromide | HgBr 3 | 6.2*10 -20 | |
Mercury(I) carbonate | Hg 2 CO 3 | 3.6*10 -17 | |
Mercury(I) chloride | Hg 2 Cl 2 | 1.43*10 -18 | |
Mercury(I) fluoride | Hg 2 F 2 | 3.10*10 -6 | |
Mercury(I)hydroxide | Hg 2 (OH) 2 | 2*10 -24 | |
Mercury(II) hydroxide | Hg(OH) 2 | 4*10 -26 | |
Mercury(I) iodide | Hg 2 I 2 | 5.2*10 -29 | |
Mercury(II) iodide (red) | HgI 2 | 2.9*10 -29 | |
Mercury(I) oxalate | Hg 2 C 2 O 4 | 1.75*10 -13 | |
Mercury(I) sulfate | Hg 2 SO 4 | 6.5*10 -7 | |
Mercury(II) sulfide (red) | Hg 2 S | 4*10 -33 | |
Mercury(II) sulfide (black) | Hg 2 S | 2*10 -32 | |
Mercury(I) thiocyanate | Hg 2 (SCN) 2 | 3.2*10 -20 | |
Neodymium carbonate | Nd 2 (CO 3 ) 3 | 1.08*10 -33 | |
Nickel(II) carbonate | NiCO 3 | 1.42*10 -7 | |
Nickel(II) hydroxide | Ni(OH) 2 | 5.48*10 -16 | |
Nickel(II) iodate | Ni(IO 3 ) 2 | 4.71*10 -5 | |
Nickel(II) phosphate | Ni 3 (PO 4 ) 2 | 4.74*10 -32 | |
Palladium(II) thiocyanate | Pd(SCN) 2 | 4.39*10 -23 | |
Potassium hexachloroplatinate | K 2 PtCl 6 | 7.48*10 -6 | |
Potassium perchlorate | KClO 4 | 1.05*10 -2 | |
Potassium periodate | KIO 4 | 3.71*10 -4 | |
Praseodymium(III) hydroxide | Pr(OH) 3 | 3.39*10 -24 | |
Radium iodate | Ra(IO 3 ) 2 | 1.16*10 -9 | |
Radium sulfate | RaSO 4 | 3.66*10 -11 | |
Rubidium perchlorate | RbClO 4 | 3.00*10 -3 | |
Scandium fluoride | ScF 3 | 5.81*10 -24 | |
Scandium hydroxide | Sc(OH) 3 | 2.22*10 -31 | |
Silver(I) acetate | AgC 2 H 3 O 2 | 1.94*10 -3 | |
Silver(I) arsenate | Ag 3 AsO 4 | 1.03*10 -22 | |
Silver(I) bromate | AgBrO 3 | 5.38*10 -5 | |
Silver(I) bromide | AgBr | 5.35*10 -13 | |
Silver(I) carbonate | Ag 2 CO 3 | 8.46*10 -12 | |
Silver(I) chloride | AgCl | 1.77*10 -10 | |
Silver(I) chromate | Ag 2 CrO 4 | 1.12*10 -12 | |
Silver(I) cyanide | AgCN | 5.97*10 -17 | |
Silver(I) hydroxide | AgOH | 2*10 -8 | |
Silver(I) iodate | AgIO 3 | 3.17*10 -8 | |
Silver(I) iodide | AgI | 8.52*10 -17 | |
Silver(I) oxalate | Ag 2 C 2 O 4 | 5.40*10 -12 | |
Silver(I) phosphate | Ag 3 PO 4 | 8.89*10 -17 | |
Silver(I) sulfate | Ag 2 SO 4 | 1.20*10 -5 | |
Silver(I) sulfide | Ag 2 S | 6*10 -30 | |
Silver(I) sulfite | Ag 2 SO 3 | 1.50*10 -14 | |
Silver(I) thiocyanate | AgSCN | 1.03*10 -12 | |
Strontium arsenate | Sr 3 (AsO 4 ) | 4.29*10 -19 | |
Strontium carbonate | SrCO 3 | 5.60*10 -10 | |
Strontium fluoride | SrF 2 | 4.33*10 -9 | |
Strontium iodate | Sr(IO 3 ) 2 | 1.14*10 -7 | |
Strontium iodate hexahydrate | Sr(IO 3 ) 2 *6H 2 O | 4.55*10 -7 | |
Strontium iodate monohydrate | Sr(IO 3 ) 2 *H 2 O | 3.77*10 -7 | |
Strontium oxalate | SrC 2 O 4 | 5*10 -8 | |
Strontium sulfate | SrSO 4 | 3.44*10 -7 | |
Thallium(I) bromate | TlBrO 3 | 1.10*10 -4 | |
Thallium(I) bromide | TlBr | 3.71*10 -6 | |
Thallium(I) chloride | TlCl | 1.86*10 -4 | |
Thallium(I) chromate | Tl 2 CrO 4 | 8.67*10 -13 | |
Thallium(III) hydroxide | Tl(OH) 3 | 1.68*10 -44 | |
Thallium(I) iodate | TlIO 3 | 3.12*10 -6 | |
Thallium(I) iodine | TlI | 5.54*10 -8 | |
Thallium(I) thiocyanate | TlSCN | 1.57*10 -4 | |
Tin(II) hydroxide | Sn(OH) 2 | 5.45*10 -27 | |
Tin(II) sulfide | SnS | 1*10 -5 | |
Vanadium(II) hydroxide | V(OH) 2 | 4*10 -16 | |
Vanadium(III) hydroxide | V(OH) 3 | 4*10 -35 | |
Yttrium carbonate | Y 2 (CO 3 ) 3 | 1.03*10 -31 | |
Yttrium fluoride | YF 3 | 8.62*10 -21 | |
Yttrium hydroxide | Y(OH) 3 | 1.00*10 -22 | |
Yttrium iodate | Y(IO 3 ) 3 | 1.12*10 -10 | |
Zinc arsenate | Zn 3 (AsO 4 ) 2 | 2.8*10 -28 | |
Zinc carbonate | ZnCO 3 | 1.46*10 -10 | |
Zinc carbonate monohydrate | ZnCO 3 *H 2 O | 5.42*10 -11 | |
Zinc fluoride | ZnF 2 | 3.04*10 -2 | |
Zinc hydroxide | Zn(OH) 2 | 3*10 -17 | |
Zinc iodate dihydrate | Zn(IO 3 ) 2 *2H 2 O | 4.1*10 -6 | |
Zinc oxalate dihydrate | ZnC 2 O 4 *2H 2 O | 1.38*10 -9 | |
Zinc selenide | ZnSe | 3.6*10 -26 | |
Zinc selenite monohydrate | ZnSeO 3 *H 2 O | 1.59*10 -7 | |
Zinc sulfide (sphalerite) | ZnS | 2*10 -4 | |
Zinc sulfide (wurtzite) | ZnS | 3*10 -2 |
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