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Phosphoric Acid Is a Triprotic Acid, Ionizing in the Following \leftrightarrows

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Phosphoric acid is a triprotic acid, ionizing in the following sequential steps:
H3PO4 + H2O \leftrightarrows H2PO4- + H3O+ Ka1K _{ a _{1}}
H2PO4- + H2O \leftrightarrows HPO42- + H3O+ Ka2K _ { a _ { 2 } }
HPO42- + H2O \leftrightarrows PO43- + H3O+ Ka1K _ { a _ { 1 } }
What is the Kb expression for the base, dihydrogen phosphate?


A) Ka1K _ { a _ { 1 } }
B) 1Ka1\frac { 1 } { K _ { \mathrm { a } _ { 1 } } }
C) KwKa1\frac { K _ { w } } { K _ { \mathrm { a } _ { 1 } } }
D) KW×Ka1K _ { W } \times K _ { a _ { 1 } }
E) Ka1KW\frac { K _ { a _ { 1 } } } { K _ { W } }

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