Simple question here (I hope) but are hydroxide ions in aqueous solution present as hydroxide or bihydroxide (H3O2-)? Or something else? The reason I ask is because hydronium is present as Zundel and Eigen cations in aqueous solution (and a few others from what I read on
wikipedia). I think it would due to the fact fluorine forms the bifluoride ion, and oxygen's similar, albeit less, electronegativity to fluorine. The wikipedia article on hydroxide mentions H3O2- but doesn't say wether its present in aqueous solution. Can anyone fill in the gap for me?