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I really need help.
My graduation is riding on this chemistry work.

1. In the reaction H2SO4 + H2O= HSO4 + H3O, which are the two Bronsted acids?

2. The K[a] for the first ionization stage of HxPO4 may be expressed as..?

3.If the concentration of CHsCOO- were increased, then the equilibrium point would shift..

[a] to the left
to the right
[c] in niether direction.


If someone knows these, please help.

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Re: I'm sooo confused..
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2006, 01:58:55 PM »
I really need help.
My graduation is riding on this chemistry work.

1. In the reaction H2SO4 + H2O= HSO4 + H3O, which are the two Bronsted acids?

2. The K[a] for the first ionization stage of HxPO4 may be expressed as..?

3.If the concentration of CHsCOO- were increased, then the equilibrium point would shift..

[a] to the left
to the right
[c] in niether direction.


If someone knows these, please help.

1. Which reaction partner is donating and which is accepting the proton? (Changes on either side of the reaction arrows)
2. Maybe, the pKa? What do you think?
3. That depends on how you formulate the Equation. If it's "HAc <=> H+ + Ac-" then the reaction would shift to the left.
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to answer the first question the two bronsted acids are the ones that donate a proton. so in this they would have to be H2SO4 and H3O.
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to answer the first question the two bronsted acids are the ones that donate a proton. so in this they would have to be H2SO4 and H3O.
well, H3O doesn't actually donate a proton, it is the conjugate acid of water which is acting like a base in this scenario
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