Exam 3 - Polyprotic Acids

C.

A. H₂SO₄ (aq) + H₂O (l) ⇌ HSO₄ ^- (aq) + H₃O⁺ (aq)

A.

B. pK_a = amine > pK_a carboxylic acid

B.

A.

D.

C. 10

E. I can’t tell

(We can predict which has the highest K_{a and} K_{b but not which is larger of the two)}