Example - Ascorbic Acid

• Polyprotic acid

• Ka1 = 7.9x10-5

• Ka2 = 1.6x10-12

• Is much Asc 2- produced in solution?

We can use known values of K to predict the results of reactions

that can be expressed as a combination of these known reactions.

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