Ionisation of Acids (1 Viewer)

[Paroissien]

CH3COOH + H2O <---> CH3COO- + H3O+
H2SO4 + 2H2O ---> SO42- + 2H3O+

Acceptable?

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

I would think so.

 

[Paroissien]

Is it necessary to put the water in the equation?

 

[xeriphic]

hmm that would be right, you can always split ionisation of sulfuric acid into two parts XD

H2SO4 + H2O ---> HSO4- + H3O+
HSO4- + H2O ---> SO42- + H3O+

 

[xeriphic]

no if they ask to show strong acid weak acid as the emphasise is on the arrows

yes if they say ionise in water

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

Paroissien: Yes
xeriphic: I don't think that is necessary as it is ionised once it has a charge.

EDIT: Are you sure xeriphic?

 

[Paroissien]

You can, but it looks messy to me

 

[xeriphic]

that's how I learnt it XD, diprotic acids

as for the other answer, I would think that's reasonable, considering I alway refer to the syllabus