Arsenic acid (H3AsO4) is a triprotic acid with 3 pKa values (2.24, 6.96, and 11.50). What is the Kb for the following reaction? AsO43– + H2O ⇋ HAsO42– + OH– 1.1 x 10–7 1.7 x 10–12 3.2 x 10–3 5.8 x 10–3 9.1 x 10–8 3.2 x 10–12

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Arsenic acid (H3AsO4) is a triprotic acid with 3 pKa values (2.24, 6.96, and 11.50). What is the Kb for the following reaction?

AsO43–   +   H2O      HAsO42–   +   OH


  1. 1.1 x 10–7
  2. 1.7 x 10–12
  3. 3.2 x 10–3
  4. 5.8 x 10–3
  5. 9.1 x 10–8
  6. 3.2 x 10–12
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