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Resolve inconsistency regarding percentage of ionized water molecules in the auto-ionization of water
I am relearning some chemistry in order to understand pH for a particular application. My last encounter with the subject was in high school several decades ago. I have the following question:
I read (...
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My textbook writes hydronium ion as [H(H2O)]+, is this correct? [closed]
[...] Thus, it bonds to the oxygen atom of a solvent water
molecule to give trigonal pyramidal hydronium ion, $\ce{H3O^+}$ $\ce{\{[H (H2O)]^+\}}$ (see box).
In this chapter we shall use $\ce{H^+(aq)}$ ...
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Relationship between the water ionization constant and ionic strength
I read in a textbook that
the water ionization constant ($K_\mathrm{w}$) increases as the ionic strength of the solution increases
and it confused me. If the ionic strength increased, then the ...
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What kind of 'product' is the 'product' in 'ionic product of water'?
My language has different words for product (=the result of a process) and product (=the sum of multiplied quantities), so I need to know the right meaning to choose the right word.
Which of the ...
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Selectivity Coefficients of Ion Exchange Resins - Selectivity Reversal with TDS / Ionic Strength
I'm currently studying ion exchange resins and generally getting a bit stuck on some points of information which I do not fully understand / are not very well explained within the literature.
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