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In simple terms it is an hydrogen atom , consisting of one proton and one electron. The electron having been ionised off, to leave a 'charged proton' (symbolised as 'H^(+) '.)

However, in aqueous solutions, this 'loose' proton attached itself to the 'lone pair' on a water molecule, to form the ion ' H3O^(+) '.

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lenpollock

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