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hydrogen ion

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hydrogen ion
n.
The positively charged ion of hydrogen, H+, formed by removal of the electron from atomic hydrogen and found in all aqueous solutions of acids.
hydrogen ion
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an ionized hydrogen molecule; hydrogen molecular ion. Formula: H2+
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Noun1.hydrogen ion - a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus
cation - a positively charged ion
proton - a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
hydrogen atom - an atom of hydrogen
Translations
hydrogen ion n → ione m idrogeno
hydrogen ion n → ione m idrogeno


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