Basic and Acidic conditions [ENDORSED]
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Basic and Acidic conditions
So under basic conditions there is water that is balanced out on both sides by water itself and hydroxide? And under acidic solutions there are hydrogen molecules balanced out by water molecules?
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
If I understand the question correctly, yes H+ is used for acidic conditions and OH- is used for basic. The extra H20 molecules balance out both sides.
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
For acidic questions balance with H3O+ and water. For basic conditions use OH- and water.
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
For questions pertaining to acidic conditions you use H+, not H3O+, but yes for basic conditions you use OH- and you use water for both as well.
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
H3o+ in high concentrations means an acidic solution. Oh- in high concentrations means a basic one.
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions [ENDORSED]
for an ACIDIC solution:
- balance the O by using H20
- balance the H by using H+ (you can also use H30+ but it's easier to do H+)
for a BASIC solution:
- balance O by using H2O
- balance H by adding H2O to the side of each half reaction that needs H & add OH- to the other side
- balance the O by using H20
- balance the H by using H+ (you can also use H30+ but it's easier to do H+)
for a BASIC solution:
- balance O by using H2O
- balance H by adding H2O to the side of each half reaction that needs H & add OH- to the other side
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
These statements are all right. OH is a negative charge, so you will use this with basic solutions while H3O is positive, so you will use this in acidic conditions. H2O is unlimited and you can always include this
Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
Yes. OH- is used in basic environment and H+ is used in acidic environment. H20 is added after the the addition of H+ and OH-, balancing the whole equation.
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
In acidic conditions the Hydrogen is balanced by H+ and H20 molecules and in basic conditions the Hydrogen is balanced by H20 and OH- molecules.
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Re: Basic and Acidic conditions
Jordanmarshall wrote:why is h+ and h3o+ used to balance the acidic h ?
Because pH is determined by the amount of H+ ions and H+ and H3O+ all provide those ions
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