Given the balanced equation representing a reaction:
\[ H_2O + HCl \rightarrow H_3O^+ + Cl^- \]
According to one acid-base theory, the \( H_2O \) molecule:
1. accepts \( H^+ \) ions
2. accepts \( OH^- \) ions
3. donates \( H^+ \) ions
4. donates \( OH^- \) ions
Answer (2)
The statement, that describes acid-base theory in which the H2O molecule is "accepts H + ions."
What is an acid-base theory?
An acid is a compound that accepts a pair of electrons. A** base** is a generator of electron pairs. This is the broadest theory of acids and bases. Water can serve as both an acid and a **base **in solution, and it can also be both an acid and a **base **to itself. Water takes hydrogen ions and behaves as a base when coupled with an acid. When water is combined with a base , it gives hydrogen ions and so behaves as an acid. Using the balanced equation, the water molecule acts a **acid **which accepts the hydrogen ion. to form hydronium ion.
Hence the correct option is 1.
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In the reaction between water and hydrochloric acid, the water molecule acts as a Brønsted-Lowry base by accepting a proton from the acid. Therefore, option 1, which states that water accepts H^+ ions, is the correct choice.
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