Kind of a hydrogen hydrate then? :D (ducks and runs)
On May 29, 2008, at 8:49 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > How about "hydronium hydroxide," since the cation which makes the pH > of pure water 7.0 is generally a hydrogen ion bonded to one (H3O+, > the so-called "hydronium" ion) or as many as four unionized water > molecules because of the polar character of the latter (coming full > circle to the wisecrack which started this subthread . . . ). So we > have in pure water a small number of molecules ionized to create > pairs such as H3O+ OH-, H5O2+ OH-, H7O3+ OH-, and H9O4+ OH-. > > > . . . ronn! :) "Giving kickbacks to the wealthy isn't creating wealth, it's just giving kickbacks to the wealthy." -- Toby Ziegler _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
