15.2Lewis Acids and Bases
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- Alongside1.2Exponents and Scientific Notation
Kd = Kf⁻¹ for a dissociation vs. formation reaction is the same reciprocal-for-a-reversed-reaction rule from chapter 13's coupled equilibria, reapplied to complex-ion chemistry.
Complex-ion dissociation reduces to x³ = 0.10/(4×Kf), solved as x = ∛(...) — the same cube-root solve as an AB2 solubility problem, now applied to a formation-constant expression instead of Ksp.
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