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16 November, 03:56

Write balanced chemical equations for the two ionization steps of sulfuric acid

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  1. 16 November, 06:26
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    Hello!

    Sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) is a strong diprotic acid. "Diprotic" means that the acid donates 2 protons when dissociating in water to form ions. This happens in a series of two steps which are described below. The first reaction is basically a complete reaction while the second one is an equilibrium:

    H₂SO₄ (aq) + H₂O (l) → HSO₄⁻ (aq) + H₃O⁺ (aq)

    HSO₄⁻ (aq) + H₂O (l) ⇄ SO₄⁻² (aq) + H₃O⁺ (aq)

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