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What is the pH of a 0.10 M solution of carbonic acid? Carbonic acid, H2CO3 has two acidic protons: H2CO3 + H2O7 HCO3 + H30+ K

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H2CO3 is diprotic acid but the second dissociation constant is very small, we can consider that H+ ions are mainly coming from the first dissociation of acid .

H2CO3\leftrightharpoons H+ + HCO3-

[H+] = √(c.Ka1) = √(0.10×4.3×10-7) = 2.0736×10-4 M

pH = -log[H+] = -log(2.0736×10-4) = 3.6833

pH = 3.68

Answer : (d) 3.68

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