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Cadmium and Cyanide Ions Can Form the Complex Ion,Cd(CN)42-,in Aqueous \leftrightarrows

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Cadmium and cyanide ions can form the complex ion,Cd(CN) 42-,in aqueous solutions.
Cd2+ + CN- \leftrightarrows [Cd(CN) ]+ \quad \quad \quad \quad K1


[Cd(CN) 3] - + CN - \leftrightarrows [Cd(CN) 4]2- \quad K4
Cd2+ + 4 CN - \leftrightarrows [Cd(CN) 4]2- \quad \quad \quad Kformation

The stepwise equilibrium constants are: K1 = 1.5 *105; K2 = 2.6 * 104; K3 = 2.1 * 104; and,K4 = 1.6 * 103.
Hydrocyanic acid is a weak acid in water: HCN \leftrightarrows H+ + CN-,Ka = 6.2* 10 - 10.
What is the equilibrium constant,Koverall,for the reaction Cd2+ + 4 HCN \leftrightarrows Cd(CN) 42- + 4 H+?


A) 2.1 * 10-2
B) 8.1 * 107
C) 1.9 *0 10-20
D) 8.7 * 1053
E) 3.2 * 108

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