Use the following information to answer the next question. Hydrogen phosphate ion is an anion with the chemical Formula H2PO4 . In the aqueous state, it undergoes the Following reactions: i) H2PO4¯(aq) + H20() → H3O*(aq) + HPO42-(aq) ii) H2PO4¯(aq) + H3O*(aq) → H3PO4(aq) + H2O() Which of the following statements is true about the above reactions? In reaction (i) bydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted acid and in reac

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Use the following information to answer the next question.
Hydrogen phosphate ion is an anion with the chemical
formula H2PO4¯. In the aqueous state, it undergoes the
following reactions:
(i) H2PO4 (aq) + H2O()
(ii) H2PO4¯(aq) + H3O*(aq) → H3PO4(aq) + H2O()
H30*(aq) + HPO42-(aq)
Which of the following statements is true about the above reactions?
In reaction (i) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted acid and in reaction (ii) it
acts as a Brønsted base.
In reaction (i) and (ii) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted acid.
In reaction (i) and (ii) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted base.
In reaction (i) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted base and in reaction (ii) it
acts as a Brønsted acid.
None of the above statements are true.
Transcribed Image Text:Use the following information to answer the next question. Hydrogen phosphate ion is an anion with the chemical formula H2PO4¯. In the aqueous state, it undergoes the following reactions: (i) H2PO4 (aq) + H2O() (ii) H2PO4¯(aq) + H3O*(aq) → H3PO4(aq) + H2O() H30*(aq) + HPO42-(aq) Which of the following statements is true about the above reactions? In reaction (i) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted acid and in reaction (ii) it acts as a Brønsted base. In reaction (i) and (ii) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted acid. In reaction (i) and (ii) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted base. In reaction (i) hydrogen phosphate acts as a Brønsted base and in reaction (ii) it acts as a Brønsted acid. None of the above statements are true.
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