1. HBrO2(aq) + BrO3-(aq) ↔ BrO2-(aq) + HBrO3(aq)
Would you expect the equilibrium to lie to the right or the left? Why?
2. HSO4-(aq) + H2PO4-(aq) ↔ SO4-2(aq) + H3PO4(aq)
a) What is the acid in this reaction (from a Brønstead-Lowry point of view)?
b) If the equilibrium lies to the right, what does this mean concerning acid and base strengths?
1) HBrO2 (aq) + BrO3-(aq) <-------> BrO2-(aq) + HBrO3 (aq)
weak acid weak base strong base strong acid
Among the oxyacids of halogens the strength of acids is
HBrO4 > HBrO3 > HBrO2 > HBrO
The acid - base equillibria always favors the side of weak acid and weak base.
thus theis equilibrium lies to the left (reactant side) which has weak acid and weak base .
2) HSO4- (aq) + H2PO4- <------> SO4-2(aq) + H3PO4(aq)
strong acid strong base weak base weak acid
Thus the equilibrium lies to the right as HSO4- is a stronger acid than H3PO4 and H2PO4- is a stronger base than SO4-2
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