oxalic acis is a diprotic acid with two carboxylic acid functional groups (-COOH). Its pKa1 is 1.25, while its pKa2 is 4.14. What is the concentration of its dianion, (C2O4)2- in a 3.0 M solution of oxalic acid?

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Section20.3: Biological Acids And The Henderson–hasselbalch Equation
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oxalic acis is a diprotic acid with two carboxylic acid functional groups (-COOH). Its pKa1 is 1.25, while its pKa2 is 4.14. What is the concentration of its dianion, (C2O4)2- in a 3.0 M solution of oxalic acid?

Answer - 7.2 x 10^-5 M
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