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Offline big

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Boric acid and Sulfurous acid
« on: November 09, 2010, 06:57:16 PM »
Why is Boric acid a stronger acid than sulfurous acid?
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Re: Boric acid and Sulfurous acid
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 10:25:22 AM »
It isn't!!  Boric acid (with a Ka of 5.8x10-10) is considerably weaker than sulfurous acid (with a Ka of 1.5x10-2). You should be able to work out why this is so.
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