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ChemistryNEET 2025Ionic equilibrium: acids, bases, pH, buffers

Equilibrium

Phosphoric acid ionises in three steps with ionisation constant values , and respectively, while is the overall ionisation constant. Which of the following statements are true?

A.

B. is a stronger acid than and

C.

D.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.A and B only
  2. B.A and C only
  3. C.B, C and D only
  4. D.A, B and C only

Solution

The overall constant is the product , so the logs add (A). Removing successive protons from an increasingly negative ion gets harder, so (C) and is the strongest acid of the three (B). D is baseless. Hence A, B and C.

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