Using equation show that the formation of hydroxoium ion in an aqueous solution of tetraoxosulphate (vi) acid
The formation of the hydroxonium ion (H3O+) in an aqueous solution of tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid (H2SO4) can be represented by the following equation:
H2SO4 + H2O -> H3O+ + HSO4-
In this reaction, one of the hydrogen atoms in sulfuric acid (H2SO4) donates a proton (H+) to a water molecule (H2O), forming the hydroxonium ion (H3O+) and the bisulfate ion (HSO4-). The reaction can be further simplified as:
H2O + H+ -> H3O+
This equation shows the formation of the hydroxonium ion in an aqueous solution of tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid.