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Q.The equlilibrium , H2O(l) ⇌ H+(aq) + OH-(aq) is
a. dynamic
b. static
c. physical
d. mechanical

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Step 1. In any equilibrium, including water's ionisation into H+ and OH- ions, the forward and reverse reactions do not stop -- they continue at exactly equal rates once equilibrium is reached.

Step 2. Because both directions are still active (just equal and opposing), the equilibrium is 'dynamic', not 'static'. A static state would mean no reaction is occurring at all, which is not the case here.

Step 3. The constant observed concentrations of H2O, H+ and OH- arise only because the rate of ionisation equals the rate of recombination -- not because the underlying processes have stopped.

✓Final answer

a. dynamic

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