Hydroxide ions (1 Viewer)

[9876543210]

Hydroxide ions are formed when a hydrogen ion is removed from water.
Can a Hydrogen ion be added to an Oxygen atom to from the hydroxide ion?
Or it just doesnt happen?

 

[gcchick]

Hydrogen and oxygen don't occurs as free "atoms", only as molecules, ie H2 or O2.

Also, the H- ion is actually occurs as a H3O+ ion, the hydronium ion. It's hydrogen attached to a water molcule.

 

[LordPc]

Hydroxide ions are formed when a hydrogen ion is removed from water.
Can a Hydrogen ion be added to an Oxygen atom to from the hydroxide ion?
Or it just doesnt happen?

I've never heard of it. hydrogen ions and oxygen ions just dont occur in nature.

 

[miz2nv]

need help 4 chem we hve 2 make a model showing
hydrochloric acid and acetic acid any help with how they will look

please help

 

[hermand]

need help 4 chem we hve 2 make a model showing
hydrochloric acid and acetic acid any help with how they will look

please help

look at the other thread.

 

[miz2nv]

whcih other thread

 

[brenton1987]

Can a Hydrogen ion be added to an Oxygen atom to from the hydroxide ion?

Adding a hydrogen ion to an oxygen atom will give OH⁺.

Also, the H- ion is actually occurs as a H3O+ ion, the hydronium ion.

Adding H^- to H₂O will give H₃O^- which would be extremely unstable because it would give oxygen 10 electrons.