Question

Give the formula of any Brǿnsted-Lowry acid and Write the chemical equation for the autoionization of water?

Give the formula of any Brǿnsted-Lowry acid and Write the chemical equation for the autoionization of water?

Answer 1

`HCl` is a Bronsted Lowry acid.

Explanation:

The autoionization of water may be represented in the following way:

`2H_2O rightleftharpoonsH_3O^+ + HO^-`

`K_(w)=[H_3O^+][HO^-]=10^(-14)" at 298K"`

Under non-standard conditions, e.g. `T=350K`, how do you think the equilibrium constant would evolve? Would it increase, decrease, stay the same? Remember that, as written, the given equilibrium is a bond-breaking reaction.