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Ch.16 - Acid-Base Equilibria

Chapter 16, Problem 101

Salts containing the phosphate ion are added to municipal water supplies to prevent the corrosion of lead pipes. (a) Based on the pKa values for phosphoric acid 1pKa1 = 7.5 * 10 - 3, pKa2 = 6.2 * 10 - 8, pKa3 = 4.2 * 10 - 132 what is the Kb value for the PO43 - ion?

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