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How can sulfuric acid ionise in water if it's a molecular compound?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Good question. Someone else will probably have a better answer than me but this is what I learnt at school.
The water molecules breakdown the bonds between the hydrogen Ions (2H^[+1]) from what is left over (SO4^[-2]). From my understanding water is just a catalyst in this reaction.
Water
H2SO4 --------> 2H^[+1] + SO4^[-2]
However again someone probably has a better explanation than me
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∙ 11y ago
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