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hydrogen ion
Word Origin
noun
1.
ionized hydrogen of the form H
+
, found in aqueous solutions of all acids.
Origin of
hydrogen ion
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1895-1900
First recorded in
1895-1900
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We call each a “
hydrogen ion
” but you can see that each is a single proton.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son
John Mills
British Dictionary definitions for
hydrogen ion
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hydrogen ion
noun
1.
an ionized hydrogen atom, occurring in plasmas and in aqueous solutions of acids, in which it is solvated by one or more water molecules; proton. Formula: H
+
2.
an ionized hydrogen molecule; hydrogen molecular ion. Formula: H
2
+
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Value for
hydrogen
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