39The solubility product (Ksp) is the ionic product when the system is in equilibrium.
What is the difference between solubility product and ionic product?
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23in simple words ...solubility product is an endpoint .....
that means suppose u hav an electrolyte and u know its solubility product ...
and now u take water .....and slowly go on adding the electrolyte ....
now the ionic product will go on increasing as u go on adding the electrolyte.......
but upto a certain limit ....when the ionic product finally equals the solubility product .... electrolyte doesnt dissolve further and precipitation of extra electrolyte takes place .....
hence ....solubility product can be explained roughly as the maximum ionic product that u can hav ...