A) Define typical polyfunctional acid ? b) Show the equations of dissociation mechanism of phosphoric acid as an example.

c) Write the equation for calculating the [H3O*].​

a) A polyfunctional acid is an acid that has more than one functional group.

b) The equations of dissociation of phosphoric acid are:    

H₃PO₄ + H₂O ⇄ H₂PO₄⁻ + H₃O⁺   H₂PO₄⁻ + H₂O ⇄ HPO₄²⁻ + H₃O⁺  HPO₄²⁻ + H₂O ⇄ PO₄³⁻ + H₃O⁺  

c) The equation for calculating the concentration of H₃O⁺ is

       

a) A polyfunctional acid can be defined as an acid that has more than one functional group. Phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) is an example of polyfunctional acid since it is composed of three hydroxyl groups joined to a phosphorus atom, which is also joined to an oxygen atom by a double bound. In that structure, the three hydrogen atoms of the hydroxyl groups give the acidic behavior to this compound.                  

b) Phosphoric acid has three equations of dissociation:  

H₃PO₄ + H₂O ⇄ H₂PO₄⁻ + H₃O⁺    (1)H₂PO₄⁻ + H₂O ⇄ HPO₄²⁻ + H₃O⁺   (2)HPO₄²⁻ + H₂O ⇄ PO₄³⁻ + H₃O⁺   (3)  

The dissociation constants for the three above equations are:

  (4)

   (5)

   (6)

c) We can calculate the concentration of H₃O⁺ for each equilibrium with the equations (4), (5), and (6).    

The general reaction of dissociation of phosphoric acid is given by the sum of equations (1), (2), and (3):

H₃PO₄ + 3H₂O ⇄ PO₄³⁻ + 3H₃O⁺   (7)  

The concentration of H₃O⁺ for the total dissociation reaction (eq 7) can be found as follows:  

  (8)

Where:

Hence, by knowing the dissociation constants K₁, K₂ and K₃, and the concentrations of PO₄³⁻ and H₃PO₄, the [H₃O⁺] is:

         

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