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Hydrogen always has 1 proton. If it had two, it would then become Helium. The fact that it is a Hydrogen ion, just means that it is not electrically neutral. Since the proton is what defines the atom, the Hydrogen atom must be missing an electron, leaving the atom with a net positive charge of +e.

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