hydrogen ion
Americannoun
noun
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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 +
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an ionized hydrogen molecule; hydrogen molecular ion. Formula: H 2 +
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
Calculate the hydrogen ion concentration and the hydroxide ion concentration in wine from its pH.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Consequently, the bonded water molecules' O–H bonds are more polar than in nonbonded water molecules, making the bonded molecules more prone to donation of a hydrogen ion:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
These laws are explained very naturally if we make the assumption that electricity, like matter, is atomic, the atom being the charge carried by the hydrogen ion.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
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