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Q. According to recent views which is the correct representation of hydrated proton in aqueous solution?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

the correct representation of hydrated proton in aqueous solution is $H_{9}O_{4}^{+}$ as $H^{+}$ remains surrounded by four $H_{2}O$ molecules $\left(\right.H_{9}O_{4}^{+}\left.\right)$ .