General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 15 - Acids and Bases - Exercises - Page 657: 15.22

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We know that a reaction where $PO_4^{-2}$ acts as an acid is $HPO_4^{-2}+OH^- \rightarrow\leftarrow PO_4^{-3}+H_2O$ A reaction where $HPO_4^{-2}+H_3O^+\rightarrow \leftarrow H_2PO_4^{-}+H_2O$
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