How would you test is the acid in question triprotic experimentally?
I have been thinking of titrating the acid first with NaOH and checking the endpoint.
I think that there are some differences in the substances formed depending on the amount of hydrogens.
The reactions known are the following:
H3PO4(s) + H2O(l) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + H2PO4–(aq) Ka1= 7.5×10−3
H2PO4–(aq)+ H2O(l) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + HPO42–(aq) Ka2= 6.2×10−8
HPO42–(aq)+ H2O(l) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + PO43–(aq) Ka3= 2.14×10−13
But above all, is it possible to test the type of acid through the titration with strong base NaOH?