Tuesday, September 25, 2018

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


In the structure of $\ce{HSO3-}$, 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

Apparently the of last four, $\ce{Mg^2+}$ is closest in radius to $\ce{Li+}$. Is this true, and if so, why would a whole larger shell ($\ce{...