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Identify the initial concentrations and relevant equilibrium.

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  1. Identify the initial concentrations and relevant equilibrium.

    We have a weak dibasic acid H2A\text{H}_2\text{A} dissolved in a strong acid HCl\text{HCl}.
    Initial concentration of H2A=0.1 mol1 L=0.1 M\text{H}_2\text{A} = \frac{0.1 \text{ mol}}{1 \text{ L}} = 0.1 \text{ M}.
    Initial concentration of HCl=0.1 M\text{HCl} = 0.1 \text{ M}. Since HCl\text{HCl} is a strong acid, it dissociates completely, providing [H+]=0.1 M[\text{H}^{+}] = 0.1 \text{ M}.

    The first ionization of H2A\text{H}_2\text{A} is:

    H2A(aq)⇌H+(aq)+HA−(aq)\text{H}_2\text{A} (aq) \rightleftharpoons \text{H}^{+} (aq) + \text{HA}^{-} (aq)

    The equilibrium constant for this reaction is Ka1=8.1×10−8K_{a1} = 8.1 \times 10^{-8}.

  2. Set up an ICE table for the first ionization and apply approximations.

    Initial concentrations:
    [H2A]0=0.1 M[\text{H}_2\text{A}]_0 = 0.1 \text{ M}
    [H+]0=0.1 M[\text{H}^{+}]_0 = 0.1 \text{ M} (from HCl\text{HCl})
    [HA−]0=0 M[\text{HA}^{-}]_0 = 0 \text{ M}

    Let xx be the concentration

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