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Question
Draw the structure of the stable positive ion formed when an acid dissolves in water.
Solution
The stable positive ion formed when an acid dissolves in water is hydronium ion.
The structure of hydronium ion (H3O+) is as follows:
\[\ce{HCl + H2O -> H2O+ + Cl-}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H - \overset{\bullet\bullet}{\mathbf{O}} - H}\\
|\\
\phantom{.}\ce{H}\
\end{array}\]
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