How do you write the ionization equation for calcium hydroxide: Ca(OH)2?
This is a base that would ionize completely, and the dissociation equation would look like this: Ca(OH)2 <----> Ca2+ 2OH- , but how would I write the Bronsted equation with water? Ca(OH)2 + H2O --> ?
I know that water auto-ionizes to make H3O+ and OH-.
This is a base that would ionize completely, and the dissociation equation would look like this: Ca(OH)2 <----> Ca2+ 2OH- , but how would I write the Bronsted equation with water? Ca(OH)2 + H2O --> ?
I know that water auto-ionizes to make H3O+ and OH-.
1 Answer
Nov 21, 2017
Explanation:
There is no need to include water in the ionization equation, you just need to include the states in your equation:
You may want to write an equation corresponding to the hydroxide displacement in water (The Grotthuss mechanism) but it is not a measurable process since the reactants and products are the same.