An aqueous solution is made of the diprotic acid H2A to a concentration of 0.15 M H2A. Ka1 = 3.0 x 10-4 and Ka2 = 2.5 x 10-9 What is the [A2-] in this solution?

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An aqueous solution is made of the diprotic acid H2A to a concentration of 0.15 M H2A.

Ka1 = 3.0 x 10-4 and Ka2 = 2.5 x 10-9

What is the [A2-] in this solution?

Your answer should have 2 significant figures and be expressed in scientific notation (i.e. 3.0 x 10-2 as 3.0e-2)

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