What Is the Equilibrium Concentration of H₂C₂O₄ in a 0 $\times$

question 81

Multiple Choice

What is the equilibrium concentration of H₂C₂O₄ in a 0.230 M oxalic acid,H₂C₂O₄,solution? For oxalic acid,K_a1 = 5.6 $\times$ 10^-2 and K_a2 = 5.1 $\times$ 10^-5.

• A) 1.4 \(\times\) 10^-1 M
• B) 1.1 \(\times\) 10^-1 M
• C) 2.3 \(\times\) 10^-1 M
• D) 5.1 \(\times\) 10^-5 M
• E) 8.9 \(\times\) 10^-2 M

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