VIN (i kno u'll kill me but anyways) .... when does Hydrogen have an ion ....u say dissociate with water ,so is there any other way it get's an ion charge thingy
its ok its good to ask ques .. listen hydrogen has an ion when it is bound with a cation meaning when it is in an acid form .. eg HCl .. when HCl disassociates in water is gives out H+ ion .. this ion is very unstable so it combines with H2O .. to give H
3O
+ .. u see that PLUS over H3O ?? tht is very IMPORTANT it is called hydronium ion .. the concentration of THIS "ION" .. i repeat ION !! very imp because there is nothing lik H3O compound !! so the concentration of this ion determines the 'strength' of an acid .. also an acid solution is acidic due to this ion ..
i'll tell u something .. DRY HCl gas doesnt turn blue litmus red .. y ?? because u need to WET the litmus to gain the change the colour diff .. when u wet it H+ ions are produced with are acidic