Chapter 16, Problem 79AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Why pure water contains measurable quantities of hydrogen and hydroxide ions should be explained.

Concept Introduction:

The Arrhenius theory is first introduced in 1887 by Svante Arrhenius who is a Swedish scientist. According to him, a substance that dissociates into ions in the water and one of the ions is hydrogen ion ${\text{H}}^{+}$ is acidic in nature and if one of the ions is hydroxide ion ${\text{OH}}^{-}$, the substance is basic in nature.