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Enthalpy of Neutralisation

Why is Ka2≪ K...

Question

Why is for H₂SO₄ in water?

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Solution

It can be noticed that

This is because a neutral H₂SO₄ has a much higher tendency to lose a proton than the negatively charged . Thus, the former is a much stronger acid than the latter.

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K a_{2} << K a_{1}

H_{2} S O_{4}

K_{a 2}

≪

K_{a 1}

H_{2} S O_{4}

H_{3} A ⇌ H^{+} + H_{2} A^{-}; K = K_{a_{1}}

H_{2} A^{-} ⇌ H^{+} + H A^{2 -}; K = K_{a_{2}}

H A^{2 -} ⇌ H^{+} + A^{3 -}; K = K_{a_{3}}

100 mL

0.1 M NaOH

100 mL

0.05 M H_{2} S O_{4}

p H

(for H_{2} S O_{4}, K a_{1} = \infty, K a_{2} = 10^{- 2})

K_{a_{1}}

K_{a_{2}}

H_{2} S O_{4}

10^{- 2}

10^{- 6}

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