Calculating mass of sulfuric acid to affect ph change


Assignment:

Use of H2SO4 to adjust the pH of a solution:

Question 1. How many grams per liter of H2SO4 is required to adjust the pH of a solution from 3.8 to 2.8 assuming the sulfuric acid fully ionizes?

Question 2. If in reality however, the actual sulfuric acid ionization/dissociation is a 2 step process and not fully ionized such that:

If, K1 = [H+][HSO4-]/[H2SO4] is complete and is equal to 100 mol/L,

But if the second reaction is not complete such that:

K2 = [H+][HSO4-]/[HSO4-] is incomplete and equal to .012 mol/L,

then how many grams/liter of sulfuric acid in this case would be required to change the pH of the solution from 3.8 to 2.8?

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