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Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid:
H3PO4(aq) +H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + H2PO4-(aq) Ka1 = 7.5 x 10-3
H2PO4-(aq) +H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + HPO42-(aq) Ka2 = 6.2 x 10-8
HPO42-(aq) +H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + PO43-(aq) Ka3 = 4.8 x 10-13
Determine whether sodium monohydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) is neutral, basic, or acidic.
First, what is its Ka when it acts as an acid?
Second, what is its Kb when it acts as a base?
H3PO4(aq) +H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + H2PO4-(aq) Ka1 = 7.5 x 10-3
H2PO4-(aq) +H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + HPO42-(aq) Ka2 = 6.2 x 10-8
HPO42-(aq) +H2O(l) ↔ H3O+(aq) + PO43-(aq) Ka3 = 4.8 x 10-13
Determine whether sodium monohydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) is neutral, basic, or acidic.
First, what is its Ka when it acts as an acid?
Second, what is its Kb when it acts as a base?
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Answered by
DrBob222
Na2HPO4, the salt, in aqueous solution is basic in that the pH > 7.0. WHY?
HPO4^2- + HOH --> H2PO4^- + OH^- and the OH^- provides the basicisity.
As an acid, HPO4^- + H2O ==> PO4^3- + H3O^+ and from the problem ka3 = 4.8E-13.
As a base the reaction is as above HPO4^2- + HOH --> H2PO4^- + OH^-
KaKb = Kw. You know Ka and Kw, solve for Kb. Kw = 1E-14 if you've forgotten.
HPO4^2- + HOH --> H2PO4^- + OH^- and the OH^- provides the basicisity.
As an acid, HPO4^- + H2O ==> PO4^3- + H3O^+ and from the problem ka3 = 4.8E-13.
As a base the reaction is as above HPO4^2- + HOH --> H2PO4^- + OH^-
KaKb = Kw. You know Ka and Kw, solve for Kb. Kw = 1E-14 if you've forgotten.
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