Question

Differentiate between solubility product and ionic product.

Answer 1

SOLUBILITY PRODUCT

• It is the product of conc of ions of the electrolyte each raised to a power of their coefficients in the balanced chemical equation in a saturated solution.
• It is applicable only to saturated solutions.
• It has a constant value

IONIC PRODUCT

• It is the product of conc of ions of the electrolyte each raised to a power of their coefficients in the balanced chemical equation in a solution at any conc.
• It is applicable to all types of solutions at any conc.
• Its value is not constant.

Answer 2

The differences between Ionic product and solubility product are as follows:-

Information about Solubility product :

• It is the product of the ionic concentration in the standard solution.
• It is applicable only to standard solutions only.
• It has a fixed value of a salt or electrolyte.

Information about Ionic product:

• It is the product of the ionic concentration at any concentration of solution.
• It is applicable to any type of solution.
• The value of ionic product changes with the change in concentration.