Question

HCl + H2O

→
H3O+ + Cl-
please explain this equation meaning i.e. why there is positive and negative charge and what it tells​

Answer 1

Answer:

Notice that hydrochloric acid, HCl , starts with a proton that ends up on a water molecule, which acts as a Bronsted - Lowry base, and forms hydronium ions, H3O+ . The remaining chloride anion, Cl− , is called the acid's conjugate base because it can theoretically reform the acid by aaccepting a proton.