Question

Roughly how many water molecules are ionized at any given time in a sample of room-temperature water? a. one in a thousand b. one in a million c. one in a billion d. one in a trillion

Answer 1

Answer:

one in a billion

Explanation:

We have it known that Pure water is entirely made up of H2O molecules. Just 1 in 10⁹, that is a billion molecules are ionized when it is at room temperature.

The Ionization of water has this chemical equation:

H2O <--> H+ + OH-

When At equilibrium and at room temperature, we have the rate of forward reaction and the backward reaction to be very fast such that no water molecule would eventually remain ionized.

Therefore our answer is roughly one in a billion water.