Tuesday, September 25, 2018

acid base - Why does H bond to S in HSO3?


In the structure of HSOX3X, we see that the H is bonded directly to the S, not to the O's, as would be the case in other oxyacids. Why is this the case?




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periodic trends - Comparing radii in lithium, beryllium, magnesium, aluminium and sodium ions

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