Carbonic acid, H,CO3 is a diprotic acid with Ka1 = 4.3 × 10-7 and Ka2 = 5.6 x 10-1". What is the pH of a 0.16 M solution of carbonic acid?

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Carbonic acid, H,CO3 is a diprotic
acid with Ka1 = 4.3 × 10-7 and Ka2
= 5.6 × 10-11. What is the pH of a
0.16 M solution of carbonic acid?
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