what is a triacidic base?

0 ⤊

what is a triacidic base?

2007-09-20 02:16:06 · 1 answers · asked by chEn12 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

1 answers

I've never heard of a triacidic base, but you may mean a tribasic acid. This is an acid with three acidic H's per molecule. Examples are phosphoric, H3PO4, and citric, HOOC-CH2-C(COOH)(OH)-CH2-COOH. (You have to go to the Merck Index or an org chem text to getabetter structure for citric acid.)

2007-09-20 02:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋