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Which of these occurs during the formation of H3O+ (aq)?



a. ionization
b. dissociation
c. association
d. a and b
e. a, b, and c

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Answered by GPT-5 mini
c. association

H3O+ is formed when a proton (H+) associates with a water molecule: H+ + H2O → H3O+. (The proton itself usually comes from the ionization of an acid, but the direct formation of H3O+ is an association step.)