Autoionization of water into hydronium and hydroxide ions

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@satyamkumar4367
2023-01-30T18:27:16Z

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This guy is so much better than the newer ones like those describing Le Chatelier's principle. Wish they were a little more good.

@neoanderson6270
2022-10-28T01:07:56Z

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Super Best 5*

@anaheistmax
2022-05-02T15:57:28Z

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I love you,Sal!

@HHHHHH-kj1dg
2022-04-07T14:25:22Z

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I haven't heard of autoionization in ionic molecules or molecules that can form hydrogen bonds? Is water the only one that can autoionize and why? Also, what are the "right conditions" that gets water into this state?

@sakshishukla41
2022-03-09T20:08:50Z

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Thank you so much for this wonderful explanation Sir.

@varshiniridu363
2022-02-23T10:12:40Z

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one leagl truth is enough

@happyandhealthy888
2021-05-29T17:11:49Z

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I have question that why Oxygen Didn't loose both hydrogen attached to it
And why not there is formation of h4O+2 and O2-
Please answer

@garimasinghal4977
2021-05-19T15:42:39Z

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One of the best videos :d

@unbelievable1560
2020-09-04T19:50:43Z

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My question is, why does such a dramatically different molecule still behave like water?

@ericray7173
2020-09-03T01:55:34Z

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can you repeat yourself more

@harkirats9006
2020-06-12T18:19:08Z

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This is incredible, i'm not even a english speaker, but you were more clear than my professor, WOW!

@NONAME-bo6rz
2020-05-30T17:06:43Z

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1 mole ~ 600 quadrillion by my studies

@lovinlifeandgodcentral
2020-02-07T08:34:19Z

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but i dont understand why would the water molecule take only the H+ instead of the whole H atom like in all other chemical replacement reactions ? And also why would the pair of spin up spin down electrons react ,with the other molecule i though electron pairs dont react ?

@ecxtasiaeleven1256
2018-04-02T13:26:13Z

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Thanks

@kshitijprasad4402
2018-03-11T14:17:19Z

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After I finished watching this I had a very strong impulse to go drink some water and physically sense the Hydronium and Hydroxide ions xD

@xabdulaziz
2018-03-05T19:26:35Z

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Thanks for saving my from failing my finals!!!

@angieh3050
2017-12-14T00:19:19Z

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very interesting video that you have here today very nice

@asmaamohamed4748
2017-09-28T23:40:24Z

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@hukllankanchis1575
2017-05-03T16:20:08Z

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@pareesadayhoff1307
2017-04-05T04:57:27Z

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