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Aqueous 200 mL of 0.1 M H₂A solution, when titrated against 0.1 M NaOH, shows different results in the presence of different indicators. For phenolphthalein indicator, it is converted to Na₂A, and with methyl orange, it is converted to NaHA.

$K_{a 1}$ (H₂A) = 10⁻³, $K_{a 2}$ (H₂A) = 10⁻⁶.

H₂A + NaOH ⇌ NaHA + H₂O (methyl orange)

NaHA + NaOH ⇌ Na₂A + H₂O (phenolphthalein)

When 200 mL of NaOH is added the pH of the solution is

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The pH at the first equivalence point of a diprotic acid titration is given by $p H = \frac{p K _{a 1} + p K _{a 2}}{2}$ .

$p H = \frac{3 + 6}{2} = 4.5$ .

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Ionic EquilibriumSubtopic:Hydrolysis of Salts

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