Is sulfuric acid a diprotic acid?

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Is sulfuric acid a diprotic acid?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-19T13:05:03

$Sulfuric acid$ $"Sulfuric acid"$ is a diprotic reagent.......

Explanation:

The conjugate base of sulfuric acid is bisulfate ion, $H S O_{4}^{-}$ $HSO_4^(-)$ , which itself is a strongish Bronsted acid:

$H_{2} S O_{4} (l) + H_{2} O (l) \to H S O_{4}^{-} + H_{3} O^{+}$ $H_2SO_4(l) + H_2O(l) rarr HSO_4^(-) + H_3O^+$

And $H S O_{4}^{-} + H_{2} O (l) \to H_{3} O^{+} + S O_{4}^{2 -}$ $HSO_4^(-) + H_2O(l) rarr H_3O^+ + SO_4^(2-)$

Overall,

$H_{2} S O_{4} (a q) + 2 H_{2} O \to 2 H_{3} O^{+} + S O_{4}^{2 -}$ $H_2SO_4(aq) + 2H_2O rarr 2H_3O^+ + SO_4^(2-)$

You will have to look up the $K_{a}$ $K_a$ for $H S O_{4}^{-}$ $HSO_4^(-)$ , but we generally assume that sulfuric acid is diprotic in aqueous solution.

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