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Why water is not called an acid?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Water ionizes:

H2O(l) <=> H1+ + OH1-

[H1+]=[OH1-]= 1 x 10-7

since the concentrations are equal water is neutral solution.

Kw=[H1+] x [OH1-] = 1 x 10-14 M2

there is nothing more neutral then water.

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