9.18. What do you understand by the term ‘auto-protolysis’ of water? What is its significance?
9.18. What do you understand by the term ‘auto-protolysis’ of water? What is its significance?
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9.18. Auto-protolysis means self-ionisation of water. It may be represented as
2H2O(l) + H2O(l) ? H3O+(aq) + OH-(aq)
Acid 1 Base 2 Acid 2 Base 1
Due to auto-protolysis nature of water, it can act as an acid as well as base, i.e. amphoteric in nature.
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