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Offline Cyrustorz

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When HCl dissolves in water why doesn't the H cation bond to OH-
« on: April 21, 2015, 10:41:30 PM »
So I just read that HCl is an acid because it would increase the concentration of H ions in water... But shouldn't the introduction of H+ into water lower the concentration of OH- by: H+ plus OH- = H20?  Why would it instead increase H30 concentration?
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Re: When HCl dissolves in water why doesn't the H cation bond to OH-
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2015, 02:38:26 AM »
It does both, but - unless you add HCl to the solution of base - amount of OH- is pretty tiny.

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