what chemical changes when pH of chromate solution is progressively lowered

Dear student,

Chromate ion is stable at basic condition and as the pH increases, chromate ion changes to form dichromate ion as,
 
2CrO42– + 2H+ 2HCrO4  Cr2O72– H2O
Chromate
(Yellow)
      Hydrogen
Chromate
  Dichromate
(Orange)
 
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