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Standard XII
Chemistry
Degree of Dissociation
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Why is
K
a
2
<
<
K
a
1
for
H
2
S
O
4
in water?
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Solution
H
2
S
O
4
is dibasic acid. It ionises in two stages and hence has two dissociation constants as given below:
(i)
H
2
S
O
4
(
a
q
)
+
H
2
O
(
l
)
→
H
3
O
+
(
a
q
)
+
H
S
O
−
4
(
a
q
)
;
K
a
1
>
10
(ii)
H
S
O
−
4
(
a
q
)
+
H
2
O
(
l
)
→
H
3
O
+
(
a
q
)
+
S
O
2
−
4
(
a
q
)
;
K
a
2
=
1.2
×
10
−
2
K
a
1
is greater than
K
a
2
, i.e., tendency to move towards the products is greater in (i) than in (ii).
This is because the negatively charged
H
S
O
−
4
ion has much less tendancy to donate a proton to
H
2
O
as compared to neutral
H
2
S
O
4
.
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Why is
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2
SO
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Why is
K
a
2
≪
K
a
1
for
H
2
S
O
4
Q.
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H
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A
⇌
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+
+
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H
2
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+
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A
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−
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Q.
100
mL
of
0.1
M NaOH
solution is titrated with
100
mL
of
0.05
M
H
2
S
O
4
solution. The
p
H
of the resulting solution is :
(
for
H
2
S
O
4
,
K
a
1
=
∞
,
K
a
2
=
10
−
2
)
Q.
If
K
a
1
and
K
a
2
of
H
2
S
O
4
are
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−
2
and
10
−
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