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The given acid is the phosphoric acid. We need to give the three ionisation steps of the phosphoric acid. 

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Step 1.

The phosphoric acid belongs to the category of triprotic acid. Due to this, it has the potential to dissociate three protons in a particular solution.

First ionisation step of phosphoric acid:

 

The equillibrium expression:

 

 

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Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
Tro
ISBN: 9780321971944

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