Answer to Question #122337 in General Chemistry for Lauren

Question

An increase in the concentration of H3O+ in a solution indicates the presence of?

Answer 1

Hydronium ion is formed by combining H2O molecule with H⁺ion.

If the concentration of hydronium ion(H3O⁺) in a solution increases it indicates the presence of a strong acid.The stronger the acid the higher the concentration of H3O⁺. An increase in the concentration of hydronium ion also indicates a larger value of acid ionization constant($Ka$ ) of an acid.