Tartaric acid is a diprotic acid (H2T) present in many fruits and is used in cosmetics due...

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Tartaric acid is a diprotic acid (H2T) present in many fruitsand is
used in cosmetics due to its powerful depigmenting effect.Therefore, it is
present in multiple facial creams whose pH is 5.2. Calculate theamount of H2T that is
you must add to prepare 125 mL of a necessary tartaric acidsolution in the
manufacture of such creams. Data: Ka1 = 9.2 x 10-4; Ka2 = 4.31x10-5. PM H2T = 150.1g / mol

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