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Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry

28.5Stability constants, Kstab

Stability constants, Kstab in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 28.5.1Define the stability constant of a complex.
  2. 28.5.2Write Kstab expressions (water excluded).
  3. 28.5.3Calculate with Kstab.
  4. 28.5.4Explain ligand exchange using Kstab values.

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  • Stability constants of complex ions

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Stability constants, Kstab: sample question

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Why is water left out of the expression for Kstab of a complex formed in aqueous solution?

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