Phosphoric acid, H, PO,(aq), is a triprotic acid, meaning that pKal pKa2 pKa3 one molecule of the acid has three acidic protons. Estimate 2.16 7.21 12.32 the pH and the concentrations of all species in a 0.500 M phosphoric acid solution. [H,PO,] = M [H*] = M [H,PO,] = M [OH-] = M [HPO] = M pH = [PO] = M

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pKa3
Phosphoric acid, H, PO,(aq), is a triprotic acid, meaning that
one molecule of the acid has three acidic protons. Estimate
4
pKal
pKa2
2.16
7.21
12.32
the pH and the concentrations of all species in a 0.500 M
phosphoric acid solution.
[H,PO,] =
M
[H*] =
M
[H,PO,] =
M
[OH-] =
M
[HPO; ] =
M
pH
[PO] =
M
Transcribed Image Text:pKa3 Phosphoric acid, H, PO,(aq), is a triprotic acid, meaning that one molecule of the acid has three acidic protons. Estimate 4 pKal pKa2 2.16 7.21 12.32 the pH and the concentrations of all species in a 0.500 M phosphoric acid solution. [H,PO,] = M [H*] = M [H,PO,] = M [OH-] = M [HPO; ] = M pH [PO] = M
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