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13. Suppose you are told by a chemist that citric acid (C6H8O7) is an acid that can donate three H+ ions. How could

you rewrite the chemical formula to make citric acid more recognizable as a polyprotic acid?

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Citric acid can be written as H₃C₆H₅O₇, thus making the H+ ions more recognisable.

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