(a) Give the Ka value of each of the following acids: (i) Phosphoric acid, H 3 PO...

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(a) Give the Ka value of each of the following acids:

(i) Phosphoric acid, H3PO4, pKa = 2.12; 

(ii) Phosphorous acid, H3PO3, pKa = 2.00; 

(iii) Selenous acid, H2SeO3, pKa = 2.46; 

(iv) Hydrogen selenate ion, HSeO, pKa = 1.92.


(b) List the acids in order of increasing strength.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

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