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If equal moles of hydronium ion and hydroxide react, what is the resulting solution Acidic Basic Neutral Nonpolar

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Answer:

Neutral

Step-by-step explanation:

1 Mole OH- = Hard Base

1 mole H3O+ = Hard Acid

2 H2O(l) ⇆ H3O+ (aq) + OH- (aq)

HSAB

Soft acids react fastest and form the strongest bonds with soft bases

Hard acids react fastest and form the strongest bonds with Hard bases

Resulting solution is definitely not non-polar as the result is H2O which is polar.

Acid: A solution that has an excess of H+ ions

Base: A solution that has an excess of OH- ions.

H2O is neutral because the concentration of hydrogen and hydroxide ions is the same.

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