When an acid dissolves in water, what ion does water form?
1 Answer
Well, we conceive it to be the
Explanation:
Water is conceived to undergo an autoprotolysis reaction as shown.....
When an acid, say
And a base likewise increases concentrations of the characteristic anion,
We can quantify the acid-base equilibrium in water under standard conditions by the equation......
And taking
And thus
And thus our working equation.....
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