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thegeneralguy · 05-12-2008, 04:20 PM

Those aren't hydrogen, they're technically free protons. But free protons don't exist in water, so they become hydronium.

1) complex ion: central atom(s) with ligands. Generally a lewis acid/base product.

2) 2 atoms

05-12-2008, 04:20 PM	#24
thegeneralguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Threads: 1 Posts: 30	Those aren't hydrogen, they're technically free protons. But free protons don't exist in water, so they become hydronium. 1) complex ion: central atom(s) with ligands. Generally a lewis acid/base product. 2) 2 atoms