The hydrogen ion, H+ does not exist as a naked proton with no electrons in water. Instead it reacts with water to form H3O+, a species called ________.       a hydronium ion   a proton-acceptor   an electron lone pair   a metal salt

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Problem 86GQ: Consider the following ions: NH4+, CO32, Br, S2, and ClO4. (a) Which of these ions in water gives an...
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The hydrogen ion, H+ does not exist as a naked proton with no electrons in water. Instead it reacts with water to form H3O+, a species called ________.
 

 


 
a hydronium ion

 
a proton-acceptor

 
an electron lone pair

 
a metal salt
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