If the water product is formed with the hydrogen ion from the acids, what ion do the bases donate to form H₂O, water?
a
H-
b
OH+
c
OH¯
d
H+
c. OH¯
The correct answer is c) OH¯.
Bases donate hydroxide ions (OH¯) to form water (H₂O).
To determine the ion that bases donate to form water, you need to understand the concept of acid-base reactions. In an acid-base reaction, acids donate hydrogen ions (H+) to bases, which accept these hydrogen ions.
Water (H2O) is formed when an acid donates its hydrogen ion to a base. In this reaction, the hydrogen ion combines with a hydroxide ion (OH-) from the base. This forms water (H2O) and leaves behind the conjugate base of the acid.
From the given options, the ion that bases donate to form water is OH- (hydroxide ion). Therefore, the correct answer is option c) OH¯. The hydroxide ion (OH-) accepts the hydrogen ion (H+) from the acid to form water (H2O).