Question

multiple choice question a single water molecule can spontaneously break apart (ionize) to form which of the following? two positive ions (one hydrogen and one hydroxide) two negative hydroxide ions and 2 positive hydrogen ions two positive hydrogen ions and one negative hydroxide ion one positive hydrogen ion and one negative hydroxide ion

Explanation:

The autoionization of a single water molecule involves the splitting of $\text{H}_2\text{O}$ into a positively charged hydrogen ion ($\text{H}^+$) and a negatively charged hydroxide ion ($\text{OH}^-$). This is the fundamental spontaneous ionization reaction of water.

Answer:

One positive hydrogen ion and one negative hydroxide ion