Phosphoric acid, H3PO4(aq),H3PO4(aq), is a triprotic acid, meaning that one molecule of the acid has three acidic protons. Estimate the pH and the concentrations of all species in a 0.150 M phosphoric acid solution. pKa1= 2.16         pKa2= 7.21         pKa3= 12.32 [H3PO4]= ? M [H2PO−4]= ? M [HPO2−4]= ? M [PO3−4]= ? M [H+]= ? M [OH−]= ? M pH=

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Phosphoric acid, H3PO4(aq),H3PO4(aq), is a triprotic acid, meaning that one molecule of the acid has three acidic protons. Estimate the pH and the concentrations of all species in a 0.150 M phosphoric acid solution.

pKa1= 2.16         pKa2= 7.21         pKa3= 12.32

[H3PO4]= ? M

[H2PO−4]= ? M

[HPO2−4]= ? M

[PO3−4]= ? M

[H+]= ? M

[OH−]= ? M

pH=

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