I am participating at the request of my colleagues from the science department.
I received the grading of Pass B av in high school Chemistry.
I consider myself a layman.
(Google) recognises one side of the equation as a solution of hydrochloric acid and water the other as hydronium and chloride.
Library catalogue search: (Principles of Organic Chemistry)
Top 5 results:
PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by Geissman
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTR Y, by Roberts & Caserio
PRACTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by Vogel
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by Butler & Berlin
NEW ORGANIC CHEMISTR Y, by H.L. Keys
The colleagues looking over my shoulder refuse to assist in the selection of a research volume.
I select PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by Geissman. (as it is the top search result)
Volume Index:
Hydrochloric acid …….No listing
Water………………….Water molecule, shape of, 52
Hydronium…………….Hydronium ion, 74
Chloride……………….No listing
Page 52:
Chapter 3, Atomic and molecular structure. Chemical bonds
Page 52 has text regarding bonds and a model of the water molecule.
This page and section makes no reference to the equation.
Page 74:
Chapter 4, Acids and bases. Proton-transfer reactions
Page 74 is entirely dedicated to the equation, there are mutable references in this chapter.
Referenced in sub sections:
4-1 Dissociation in solution. The role of the solvent
4-2 Dissociation as a displacement reaction
4-3 Conjugate acids and bases
Conclusion:
The equation is a reference to the principle that solvents other than water such as alcohols, esters and amines containing atoms with unshared electron pairs can undergo the protonation function in the same way.
