Chemistry · Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes

The above reaction is dissociation or ionization?

\( \boldsymbol{H}_{2} \boldsymbol{O} \longrightarrow \boldsymbol{H}^{+}+\boldsymbol{O} \boldsymbol{H}^{-} \) The above reaction is dissociation or ionization?

  • A. Dissociation
  • B. Ionization
  • C. Both dissociation and ionization together
  • D. None of these

Step-by-step solution

The reaction H2O → H+ + OH- involves water molecules breaking apart into ions, which is both dissociation (splitting of a molecule into smaller species) and ionization (formation of ions). Therefore, it is both processes occurring together.
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