Table 5.1 Chemical formulas and acidity constants at 25°C of some important acids
Name Formula pKa1 pKa2 pKa3 pKa4
Hydrochloric acid HCl < 0
Sulfuric acid H2SO4 < 0 1.99
Hydronium ion H3O+ 0.00 14.00
Chromic acid H2CrO4 0.20 6.51
Oxalic acid (COOH)2 1.250 4.266
Sulfurous acid H2SO3 1.85 7.19
Ferric ion Fe3+ 2.02 3.73 9.25 7.70
Phosphoric acid H3PO4 2.148 7.198 12.375
Arsenic acid H3AsO4 2.20 7.01 11.80
Salicylic acid C6H4OHCOOH 2.972 13.7
Citric acid C3H4OH(COOH)3 3.128 4.761 6.396
Hydrofluoric acid HF 3.18
Benzoic acid C6H5COOH 4.20
Pentachlorophenol acid C6Cl5OH 4.7
Acetic acid CH3COOH 4.757
Propionic acid CH3CH2COOH 4.874
Carbonic acid H2CO3 6.352 10.329
Hydrogen sulfide H2S 7.02 17.4
Cupric ion Cu2+ 7.497 8.73 10.41 13.09