Tooth enamel is composed of hydroxyapatite, whose simplest formula is Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 OH,
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Tooth enamel is composed of hydroxyapatite, whose simplest formula is Ca5(PO4)3OH, and whose corresponding Ksp = 6.8 × 10-27.As discussed in the “Chemistry and Life” box on page 730, fluoride in fluorinated water or in toothpaste reacts with hydroxyapatite to form fluoroapatite,
Ca5(PO4)3F,whose Ksp = 1.0 × 10-60.
a)Write the expression for the solubility-constant for hydroxyapatite and for fluoroapatite.
(b) Calculate the molar solubility of each of these compounds.
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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