Losing H

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Monica Diaz 2B
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Losing H

Postby Monica Diaz 2B » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:29 pm

Why is it harder to lose H+ from a negatively charged ion?
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Alex Nguyen 3I
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Re: Losing H

Postby Alex Nguyen 3I » Sun Nov 22, 2015 6:21 pm

It's kind of like how the way ionization energy works. IE gets much higher after removing the first electron. The negatively charged ion is most stable being neutral, taking an H+ would just make it even more negative. Hope this helps.
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