17-5 Polyprotic Acids

 

1.        What is the pH of a 0.002M solution of H2CO3? Ka1=4.3x10-7,

Ka2 = 5.6x10-11

2.      What is the concentration of CO32- ion in the solution in Q1?

3.      What is the pH of a 0.05M of sulfurous acid (H2SO3)? Ka1=1.7x10-2,

Ka2=6.4x10-8

4.      What is the concentration of SO32- ion in the solution in Q3?

5.      What is the concentration of a sample solution of H2CO3 that has a pH = 4.50?