The equilibrium constants for the reactions are H3PO4K1⇌H++H2PO−4;K1 H2PO−4K2⇌H++HPO2−4;K2 HPO2−4K3⇌H++PO3−4;K3 The equilibrium constant for, H3PO4⇌3H++PO3−4 will be :
A
K1/K2K3
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B
K1×K2×K3
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C
K2/K1K3
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D
K1+K2+K3
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Solution
The correct option is BK1×K2×K3 K1=[H+][H2PO−4][H3PO4];K2=[H+][HPO2−4][H2PO−4];K3=[H+][PO3−4][HPO2−4] Multiplying these three K1×K2×K3=[H+]3[PO3−4][H3PO4]