Your v, while interesting as a way of showing subscripts, actually is somewhat distracting. I suggest you use what everyone else does. We just type it as regular type and everyone understands what it means.
K2SO4 is neutral, KC2H3O2 is about pH 8 or so and K2CO3 is about 10 or so assuming the same molarity of the salt.
Does Kv2SOv4, Kv2COv3 or KCv2Hv3Ov2 create the greatest increase in pH when mixed with water?
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Increase? Ok, that means make it more alkaline. So you are looking at anions that are basic, which means they form weak acids.
SO4 forms a strong acid.
CO3 forms a weak acid
acetate forms an weak acid
so which is the weaker acid.
Ka acetic acid appx 10^-5
ka carbonic acid appx 10^-7
so,carbonic acid is the weaker.
answer : K2CO3
See part IV, B of this.
http://www.mrcoulter.com/LECTURES/18_acidequilb3.pdf
SO4 forms a strong acid.
CO3 forms a weak acid
acetate forms an weak acid
so which is the weaker acid.
Ka acetic acid appx 10^-5
ka carbonic acid appx 10^-7
so,carbonic acid is the weaker.
answer : K2CO3
See part IV, B of this.
http://www.mrcoulter.com/LECTURES/18_acidequilb3.pdf
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