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What is the pH of a 0.260 M solution of H2SO4? Ka2 = 1.20×10^–2?
Sulphuric acid ionises into two steps.
For the first step,
This is because sulphuric acid is completely dissociated in the first step.
An ICE table is made for econd step
Initial concentration (M) | 0.260 | 0 | 0.260 |
Change in concentration (M) | -x | +x | +x |
Equilibrium concentration (M) | 0.260-x | x | 0.260+x |
The equilibrium constant
Since Ka2 is small, we assume that x is small with respect to 0.260.
from second step.
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