JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
        One of the following species acts as both Bronsted acid and base:

    A)  \[{{H}_{2}}PO_{2}^{-}\]                               

    B)  \[HPO_{3}^{2-}\]

    C)  \[HPO_{4}^{2-}\]                           

    D)  all of the above

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    \[HPO_{4}^{2-}+{{H}_{2}}O{{H}_{2}}PO_{4}^{2-}+O{{H}^{-}}\] \[HPO_{4}^{2-}+{{H}_{2}}OPO_{4}^{3-}+{{H}_{3}}{{O}^{+}}\] \[{{H}_{2}}PO_{2}^{-}\]is a conjugate base of\[{{H}_{3}}P{{O}_{2}}\](a monobasic acid and does not give\[{{H}^{+}}\]\[HPO_{3}^{2-}\] is a conjugate base of\[{{H}_{2}}PO_{3}^{-}\]and does not ionise further since\[{{H}_{3}}P{{O}_{3}}\]is a dibasic acid.


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