Oxalic acid is a diprotic acid that occurs naturally in some plants. Calculate the pH and the concentrations of all species present in a 0.79-M solution. The acid dissociation constants are K = 5.9 x 10-2 and K2 = 6.4 x 10-5. Please see https://youtu.be/trMw9Ry3nxs for assistance. [C204H2] 4.0 60 M [C204H - ] X M 4.0 6.4e-5 M [H+) 4.0 X M pH 4.00 (If only the pH is marked incorrect, the [H+] concentration is slightly off but still accepted by WebAssign. Please review your work for the first question. Consider the percent ionization when reviewing your work.)

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Oxalic acid is a diprotic acid that occurs naturally in some plants. Calculate the pH and the concentrations of all species present in a 0.79-M solution. The acid dissociation constants are
K = 5.9 x 10-2 and K2 = 6.4 x 10-5. Please see https://youtu.be/trMw9Ry3nxs for assistance.
[C204H2]
4.0
.60
M
[C204H -] 0D
X M
4.06.4e-5
[H+]
4.0
X M
pH
4.0
(If only the pH is marked incorrect, the [H+] concentration is slightly off but still accepted by WebAssign. Please review your work for the first question. Consider the percent ionization
when reviewing your work.)
Transcribed Image Text:Oxalic acid is a diprotic acid that occurs naturally in some plants. Calculate the pH and the concentrations of all species present in a 0.79-M solution. The acid dissociation constants are K = 5.9 x 10-2 and K2 = 6.4 x 10-5. Please see https://youtu.be/trMw9Ry3nxs for assistance. [C204H2] 4.0 .60 M [C204H -] 0D X M 4.06.4e-5 [H+] 4.0 X M pH 4.0 (If only the pH is marked incorrect, the [H+] concentration is slightly off but still accepted by WebAssign. Please review your work for the first question. Consider the percent ionization when reviewing your work.)
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