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Subshilava:

Can someone explain this to me Pic below

Subshilava:

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Aliciaa:

In the given equilibrium reaction: F − ( 𝑎 𝑞 ) + H 2 O ⇌ HF ( 𝑎 𝑞 ) + OH − ( 𝑎 𝑞 ) F − (aq)+H 2 O⇌HF(aq)+OH − (aq) If water is acting as an acid, it means that it is donating a proton (H + + ) to another species. In this case, water is donating a proton to the fluoride ion (F − − ). Therefore, the correct answer is: B. The water donates H + + to F − − .

Aliciaa:

Idk y it did tht

somnium:

@aliciaa wrote:
Idk y it did tht
cause you prolly copy-pasted sum offa google

Aliciaa:

No not from google. My friends text

Luigi0210:

One thing you should take notice of is the charges on the elements as it transitions from one side to the other. The fluorine (\(\color{red}{F} \)) goes from \(\color{red}{-1} \) to a neutral charge of \(\color{green}{0} \), meaning it gained a proton. In this case, it gained a hydrogen ion (aka a proton). The water, which was acting as an acid, lost a proton going from \(\color{green}{0} \) to \(\color{red}{-1} \). So you can conclude that the water molecule donated a proton/hydrogen \( H^+ \) to the ion Florine \( F^- \)

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