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hydrogen ion

American  

noun

  1. ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.


hydrogen ion British  

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

Etymology

Origin of hydrogen ion

First recorded in 1895–1900

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The changes in molecular vibrations of the pMBA molecules, which vary with hydrogen ion adsorption, serve the function of memory and nonlinear waveform transformation for calculation.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2024

In the reaction, a molecule of hydrogen gas collides with one deuterium ion to produce a hydrogen ion and a heavy, deuterium-containing hydrogen molecule.

From Scientific American Apr. 4, 2023

The pH value is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in a solution and is one of many chemical characteristics that is highly regulated in living organisms through homeostasis.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Polyprotic bases are capable of accepting more than one hydrogen ion.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

The unit charge is that which is dissociated with a hydrogen ion.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

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