Question 1
Calculate the concentration of bicarbonate ion, HCO
3-, in a 0.050 M H
2CO
3 solution that has the stepwise dissociation constants
Ka1 = 4.3 × 10
-7 and
Ka2 = 5.6 × 10
-11.
◦ 2.2 × 10
-8 M
◦ 1.5 × 10
-4 M
◦ 5.6 × 10
-11 M
◦ 4.3 × 10
-7 M
Question 2
What is the pH of a 0.20 M H
2Se solution that has the stepwise dissociation constants
Ka1 = 1.3 × 10
-4 and
Ka2 = 1.0 × 10
-11?
◦ 4.59
◦ 2.29
◦ 3.89
◦ 5.57