Question

When a diprotic acid is titrated with a strong base, and the Ka1 and Ka2 are significantly different, then the pH vs. volume plot of the titration will have Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Complete question is;

When a diprotic acid is titrated with a strong base, and the Ka1 and Ka2 are significantly different, then the pH vs. volume plot of the titration will have

a. a pH of 7 at the equivalence point.

b. two equivalence points below 7.

c. no equivalence point.

d. one equivalence point.

e. two distinct equivalence points

Answer:

Option E - Two Distinct Equivalence points

Explanation:

I've attached a sample diprotic acid titration curve.

In diprotic acids, the titration curves assists us to calculate the Ka1 and Ka2 of the acid. Thus, the pH at the half - first equivalence point in the titration will be equal to the pKa1 of the acid while the pH at the half - second equivalence point in a titration is equal to the pKa2 of the acid.

Thus, it is clear that there are two distinct equivalence points.