Why H3O+ is not electrophilic in nature?

1 Answer
Jan 27, 2018

Are you sure that it's not?

Explanation:

#H_3O^+#, the so-called #"hydronium ion,"# is the acid principle in water....sometimes it is represented as #H^+#.

In water, under standard conditions of pressure and temperature, we know that the solvent undergoes autoprotolysis such that....

#[H_3O^+][HO^-]=10^(-14)#......