Why BaO (s) + H2O(l) ---> Ba 2+(aq) + 2 OH - (aq) if Oxygen loves owning all the electrons, why would it bind to hydrogen which competes with Oxygen for electron ownership more so than Barium?
Does the reaction happen because water disassociates into a proton and hydroxide and the proton can do cleaving of the barium oxide bond because a proton is even more electronegative than an oxygen or anything neutral?
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