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Question
Describe the reaction that show
Dilute sulphuric acid behaves as dibasic acid.
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Solution
Concentrated sulphuric acid ionize in two steps. Hence it is dibasic.
\[\ce{H2SO4 + H2O ⇌ HSO^{-}_{4} + H3O+}\]
\[\ce{H2SO4 + H2O ⇌ SO^{-2}_{4} + H3O+}\]
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