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hasankamal007
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Water is covalent compound. But formation of water is written as:
H+ + OH- = H2O
I cannot understand why hydrogen is electrically positive in the above equation. Hydrogen wants one more electron to complete its first and last shell (total two valence electrons). Hence, hydrogen should be negative since it attains an extra electron.
So, then, why is it positive?
Please explain also.
Thanks a lot!
H+ + OH- = H2O
I cannot understand why hydrogen is electrically positive in the above equation. Hydrogen wants one more electron to complete its first and last shell (total two valence electrons). Hence, hydrogen should be negative since it attains an extra electron.
So, then, why is it positive?
Please explain also.
Thanks a lot!