Which of the following is true about polyprotic acids?

A. They can accept at least one H+ ion.
B. They ionize to give one H+ ion per molecule.
C. They lose protons in just one stage.
D. They ionize to give more than one H+ ion per molecule.

Question

Which of the following is true about polyprotic acids?

 		A.	They can accept at least one H+ ion.
 		B.	They ionize to give one H+ ion per molecule.
 		C.	They lose protons in just one stage.
 		D.	They ionize to give more than one H+ ion per molecule.

photon336 · Answer

The have multiple dissociation constants, so they wouldn't ionize multiple protons at the same time,

photon336 · Answer

Ionize to give more than one H+ per molecule