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Phosphoric acid is added to many popular beverages to give them a tart flavor. the formula of phosphoric acid is 1. h2po4. 2. h3po4. 3. hpo4. 4. h4po

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Phosphoric acid is composed of phosphorous, hydrogen and oxygen. It is a weak triprotic acid, i.e. it has three ionizable protons.

The formula for phosphoric acid is H3PO4. Its dissociation can be represented by the following equations:

H3PO4 ↔ H2PO4⁻ + H⁺

H2PO4- ↔ HPO4²⁻ + H⁺

HPO4²⁻ ↔ PO4³⁻ + H⁺

Ans: H3PO4

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