solubility product constant


solubility product constant

[‚säl·yə′bil·əd·ē ¦präd·əkt ‚kän·stənt] (physical chemistry) A type of simplified equilibrium constant, Ksp, defined for and useful for equilibria between solids and their respective ions in solution; for example, the equilibrium where [Ag+] and [Cl-] are molar concentrations of silver ions and chloride ions.