$K _{ a_1,}, K _{ a_2 }$ and $K _{ a_3}$ are the respective ionization constants for the following reactions $(a), (b),$ and $(c)$.

$(a)$ $H _{2} C _{2} O _{4} \rightleftharpoons H ^{+}+ HC _{2} O _{4}^{-}$

$(b)$ $HC _{2} O _{4}^{-} \rightleftharpoons H ^{+}+ HC _{2} O _{4}^{2-}$

$(c)$ $H _{2} C _{2} O _{4} \rightleftharpoons 2 H ^{+}+ C _{2} O _{4}^{2-}$

The relationship between $K_{a_{1}}, K_{ a _{2}}$ and $K_{ a _{3}}$ is given as

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  • A

    $K_{ a _{3}}= K _{ a _{1}}+ K _{ a _{2}}$

  • B

    $K_{a_{a_{3}}}=K_{a_{1}}-K_{a_{2_{2}}}$

  • C

    $K _{ a _{1}}= K _{ z _{1}} / K _{ s _{2}}$

  • D

    $K _{ a _{3}}= K _{ a _{1}} \times K _{ s _{2}}$

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Given

$(i)$ $\begin{gathered}
  HCN\left( {aq} \right) + {H_2}O\left( l \right) \rightleftharpoons {H_3}{O^ + }\left( {aq} \right) + C{N^ - }\left( {aq} \right) \hfill \\
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\end{gathered} $

$(ii)$ $\begin{gathered}
  C{N^ - }\left( {aq} \right) + {H_2}O\left( l \right) \rightleftharpoons HCN\left( {aq} \right) + O{H^ - }\left( {aq} \right) \hfill \\
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\end{gathered} $

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