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JEE Main 202621 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2026
Date
21 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Ionic Equilibrium

JEE Main 2026 · 21 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Ionic Equilibrium

The first and second ionization constants of H_ 2 X are 2.5 × 10^...

The first and second ionization constants of H2X\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{X} are 2.5×10−82.5 \times 10^{-8} and 1.0×10−131.0 \times 10^{-13} respectively. The concentration of X2−\mathrm{X}^{2-} in 0.1MH2X0.1 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{X} solution is ____\_\_\_\_ ×10−15M\times 10^{-15} \mathrm{M}. (Nearest Integer)

Correct answer

0

Step-by-step solution

For a weak diprotic acid H2XH_2X, the ionization steps are:
H2X⇌H++HX−H_2X \rightleftharpoons H^+ + HX^- with Ka1=2.5×10−8K_{a1} = 2.5 \times 10^{-8}
HX−⇌H++X2−HX^- \rightleftharpoons H^+ + X^{2-} with Ka2=1.0×10−13K_{a2} = 1.0 \times 10^{-13}
Since Ka1≫Ka2K_{a1} \gg K_{a2}, the concentration of H+H^+ is primarily determined by the first ionization.
[H+]≈Ka1⋅C=2.5×10−8×0.1=2.5×10−9=5×10−5M[H^+] \approx \sqrt{K_{a1} \cdot C} = \sqrt{2.5 \times 10^{-8} \times 0.1} = \sqrt{2.5 \times 10^{-9}} = 5 \times 10^{-5} M
Also, from the first ionization, [HX−]≈[H+]=5×10−5M[HX^-] \approx [H^+] = 5 \times 10^{-5} M
For the second ionization:
Ka2=[H+][X2−][HX−]K_{a2} = \frac{[H^+][X^{2-}]}{[HX^-]}
Substituting the values: 1.0×10−13=(5×10−5)[X2−]5×10−51.0 \times 10^{-13} = \frac{(5 \times 10^{-5})[X^{2-}]}{5 \times 10^{-5}}
Thus, [X2−]=Ka2=1.0×10−13M[X^{2-}] = K_{a2} = 1.0 \times 10^{-13} M
To express this in the form x×10−15Mx \times 10^{-15} M:
1.0×10−13=100×10−15M1.0 \times 10^{-13} = 100 \times 10^{-15} M
The value is 100.
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