Normality of Polyprotic Acid

[starbaduk]

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Normality of H+ in 1M aqueous solution of H2SO4 is considered to be 2. But since HSO4- is a weak acid, so shouldn't normality be very close to 1?

 

[Dr Gerrard]

I think normality just deals with the potential to lose protons.
Acetic acid, which is a weak acid, also has a normality of 1.