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Why does hydrolysis of OF2 give a neutral solution?
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Mike Pollock
Why does hydrolysis of OF2 give a neutral solution?
Hydrolysis doesn't give a neutral solution, but the hydrolysis reaction is slow
Don't confuse dissolving something in water with hydrolysis. Some chemicals hydrolyse rapidly in water but not OF2. Oxygen difluoride will dissolve in water forming a neutral solution but will only slowly hydrolyse giving a solution containing HF which will be acidic.
So your book is correct, at least in the short term, the solution will be neutral.
Hydrolysis doesn't give a neutral solution, but the hydrolysis reaction is slow
Don't confuse dissolving something in water with hydrolysis. Some chemicals hydrolyse rapidly in water but not OF2. Oxygen difluoride will dissolve in water forming a neutral solution but will only slowly hydrolyse giving a solution containing HF which will be acidic.
So your book is correct, at least in the short term, the solution will be neutral.
Hydrolysis doesn't give a neutral solution, but the hydrolysis reaction is slow
Don't confuse dissolving something in water with hydrolysis. Some chemicals hydrolyse rapidly in water but not OF2. Oxygen difluoride will dissolve in water forming a neutral solution but will only slowly hydrolyse giving a solution containing HF which will be acidic.
So your book is correct, at least in the short term, the solution will be neutral.
Hydrolysis doesn't give a neutral solution, but the hydrolysis reaction is slow
Don't confuse dissolving something in water with hydrolysis. Some chemicals hydrolyse rapidly in water but not OF2. Oxygen difluoride will dissolve in water forming a neutral solution but will only slowly hydrolyse giving a solution containing HF which will be acidic.
So your book is correct, at least in the short term, the solution will be neutral.
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