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Select the definition of autoionization.
A. Autoionization is the equilibrium constant, K_w, when water ionizes to both the hydronium ion and the hydroxide ion.
B. Autoionization is the reaction by which a molecule of water breaks apart into a hydrogen ion and a hydroxide ion.
C. Autoionization is the reaction by which one molecule of water acts as an acid and another molecule of water acts as a base to form a hydronium ion and a hydroxide ion.
D. Autoionization is the process by which a hydrogen atom ionizes from a molecule of water.