Which one of the following is true for a...

Which one of the following is true for any diprotic acid, `H_(2)X` ?

A

`K_(a2) gt K_(a_(1))`

B

`K_(a_(1)) gt K_(a_(2))`

C

`K_(a_(2)) = (1)/(K_(a_(1)))`

D

`K_(a_(2)) = K_(a_(1))`

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B

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