Chapter 3, Problem 39FB

Summary Introduction

To review:

The given blank in the statement,“the conjugate acid of water is_____.”

Introduction:

In an aqueoussolution, water moleculesdissociate into hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions. In reality, water molecules do not ionize to form protons $\left({\text{H}}^{\text{+}}\right)$, but they combine with water ( ${\text{H}}_2\text{O}$ ) to form hydronium ions $\left({\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{O}}^{\text{-}}\right)$ .