6.11.6 - Di- and Polybasic Acids and Di- and Polyacidic Bases
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Practice Questions
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Define a dibasic acid.
💡 Hint: Remember the number of H+ ions it can release.
What is meant by ionization constants?
💡 Hint: Think about how they relate to acid strength.
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What defines a polybasic acid?
💡 Hint: Think of examples like sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid.
True or False: Ka values increase with each successive ionization.
💡 Hint: Reflect on why it becomes harder to protonate an already negative ion.
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Given the strength of H2SO4 as a strong acid, derive its pKa values based on its sequential ionization.
💡 Hint: Look up typical values of Ka for H2SO4.
Evaluate how the ionization constants of a dibasic acid would affect the pH if both solutions were mixed.
💡 Hint: Use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation to approach this problem.
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