Q.

Carbonic acid, H2CO3, is a diprotic acid for which K1=4.2×107 and K2=4.7×1011 Which solution will produce a pH closest to 9?

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a

0.1 M H2CO3

b

0.1 M Na2CO3

c

0.1 M NaHCO3 and 0.1 M Na2CO3

d

0.1 M NaHCO3

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The solution will produce a pH closest to 9. The formula to calculate the pH value,

pH=pk1+pk22~9

Here, the solution of 0.1 M NaHCO3 gives the value of pH near 9.

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