Letter
The pH at the First Equivalence Point in the Titration of a Diprotic Acid
Department of Chemistry, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (12), p 1382
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p1382
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2003
Abstract
The author argues that the validity of the simple result achieved by an earlier paper can be seen even more easily than its author indicates.
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Ka1Ka2 can be derived in only two lines by recognizing that the principal reaction in a solution of HA- is its autoprotolysis. The supposedly rigorous equation derived in many texts gives pH values that are no more reliable.






