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Calculate the pH and concentration of all species of a 3.0 M solution of phosphoric acid, H3_3PO4_4

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Rank the following in terms of acidity: HClO, IOH, and HBrO. Explain the trend.

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H2_2SO4_4 + H2_2O \longrightarrow HSO4_4^- + H3_3O+^+, Ka1_{a1} = 1.0 x 103^{3}

HSO4_4^- + H2_2O \longrightarrow SO42_4^{2-} + H3_3O+^+, Ka2_{a2} = 1.2 x 102^{-2}

Calculate the pH of a 5.0 M H3_3PO4_4 solution and the equilibrium concentrations of the species H3_3PO4_4, H2_2PO4_4^-, HPO42_4^{2-}, and PO43_4^{3-}.