Question

Can ${\mathrm{H}}_3{\mathrm{O}}^{+}$form hydrogen bonds?

Answer 1

Hydronium ion $\left(H_3{O}^{+}\right)$:

1. Hydronium ion is a positively charged species having three hydrogens and one oxygen.
2. In hydronium ion, the three hydrogens and oxygen are bonded covalently to each other.
3. Due to the bonding and polar nature, it cannot form hydrogen bonding.
4. Hydrogen bonding is an intermolecular force.