Random Chemistry Thoughts (1 Viewer)

[someth1ng]

Okay, I had like...a random thought...

Let's say you have Lead (II) nitrate [Pb(NO3)2], right? If you add it to water, why doesn't Pb(OH)2 (insoluble) form as a precipitate due to the self-ionisation of water since there would be OH- and H3O+ ions floating around?

Is it because there is such a tiny amount of OH- that it's negligible?

 

[Riproot]

Yes.
Also, there's such a small amount and it's in dynamic equilibrium so it barely has da time.

 

[someth1ng]

Yeah, thought so. Thanks mate