$H_{2} S O_{4}$ $H_2SO_4$ is the formula for what common polyprotic acid?

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$H_{2} S O_{4}$ $H_2SO_4$ is the formula for what common polyprotic acid?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-09T13:44:38

$Sulfuric acid$ $"Sulfuric acid"$

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Both sulfuric acid, and its conjugate base, $H S O_{4}^{-}$ $HSO_4^-$ are strong acids in water for which the equilibrium lies strongly on the right:

$H_{2} S O_{4} (a q) + 2 H_{2} O (l) ⇌ 2 H_{3} O^{+} + S O_{4}^{2 -}$ $H_2SO_4(aq) +2H_2O(l)rightleftharpoons2H_3O^+ +SO_4^(2-)$ . Pure sulfuric acid is a water like solvent that undergoes the equilibium:

$2 H_{2} S O_{4} (l) ⇌ H_{3} S O_{4}^{+} + H S O_{4}^{-}$ $2H_2SO_4(l) rightleftharpoons H_3SO_4^+ + HSO_4^-$ .

In this solvent regime (which would require specialized equipment and water free conditions to study), the acid is $H_{3} S O_{4}^{+}$ $H_3SO_4^+$ , and the base, bisulfate ion, $H S O_{4}^{-}$ $HSO_4^-$ .

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