One Water Molecule Can Donate a Proton to Another in a Process

question 58

Multiple Choice

One water molecule can donate a proton to another in a process called ____; the equilibrium constant expression for this reaction is ____.

• A) neutralization;
• B) autoionization;
• C) protonation;
• D) hydrolysis;
• E) autoionization; K_w = [H₃O⁺][OH^-]

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