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Use the Relationship Between Ka1 and Ka2 for H2SO3 and Kb1

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Use the relationship between Ka1 and Ka2 for H2SO3 and Kb1 and Kb2 for the SO32- ion to predict whether a 0.10 M solution of the HSO3- (bisulfite) ion would be acidic, basic or neutral. (H2SO3: Ka1 = 1.7 x 10-2, Ka2 = 6.4 x 10-8)


A) The solution would be strongly acidic, pH < 2.
B) The solution would be moderately acidic, pH \approx 4.
C) The solution would be very close to neutral, pH \approx 7.
D) The solution would be slightly basic, pH \approx 8.
E) The solution would be strongly basic, pH > 12.

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