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DISSOCIATION CONSTANT AND IONIC PRODUCT OF WATER - DEFINITION
H2OH++OH−
This ionization is known as self-ionization of water.
Dissociation constant=K=[H2O][H+][OH−]
Ionic product of water may be defined as the product of molar concentration of H+ ions and OH− ions.
Kw=[H+][OH−]=10−14
K=55.5510−14=1.8×10−16
IONISATION OF WATER :-
The self-ionization of water (also autoionization of water, and autodissociation of water) is an ionization reaction in pure water or an aqueous solution, in which a water molecule, H2O, deprotonates (loses the nucleus of one of its hydrogen atoms) to become a hydroxide ion, OH−. H2O→H++OH−
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