Mr C

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.