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What is meant by the term auto-protolysis of water ? |
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Answer» Solution :Auto-protolysis of water means self ionization of water. In other words, TWO molecules of water react with each other through proton transfer, i.e., one acts as the ACID while the other acts as the base. The molecule which accepts a proton is CONVERTED into `H_(3)O^(+)` ion while that which loses a protonis converted into `OH^(-)` ion. Thus. `underset("Acid"_(1))(H_(2)O(l))+underset("Base"_(2))(H_(2)O(l)) HARR underset("Acid"_(2))(H_(3)O^(+)(aq))+ underset("Base"_(1))(OH^(-)(aq))` |
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