Thanks for sharing. This brings me back memories of the last chemistry course I took (it was in 1999). One thing that I do not remember is how to determine whether a reaction will or will not occur.

By the way, I have a (very minor) remark (as always :p). You have mentioned that the H^+ ion can be referred to as a proton. Strictly speaking, the H^+ ion is actually a proton since the hydrogen nucleus is made of one single proton (let's forget about deutons and tritons).