hydronium
1
8.4
- noun
- /haɪˈdroʊniəm/
- Specialized
- Hydronium ions form when a hydrogen ion combines with a water molecule, making the solution acidic.
- hydronium ion
Examples
-
Highly reactive ions called hydronium ions, which were nothing but hydrated protons, knifed through the delicate cell membranes of four of Marissa's developing embryos.
Fiction book (1991) -
And the other pair is the water and the hydronium ion.
-
So what is minus log of hydronium ion concentration?
-
Hydronium ions inevitably resulted wherever acid was added to an aqueous medium.
Fiction book (1991) -
As weak acids themselves, they were terribly susceptible to the hydronium ions that swarmed in their midst.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hydronium bromide, total paralysis within seconds, heartbeat slows to almost nothing.
-
On the computer, the student calibrates the pH meter with two buffer solutions, measures the pH of a sample, and calculates the hydronium ion concentration of the sample.
Academic text (1994) -
The scientist measured the concentration of hydronium ions to determine the acidity of the solution.
-
In chemistry, hydronium ions are crucial for understanding the behavior of acids in aqueous solutions.
Synonyms
1
4.9
A tiny particle with a positive charge that is one proton from a hydrogen atom
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hydronium starts with hydro-, which means 'water', and ends with the chemical ending -ium, so you can think of it as the 'water' form of hydrogen, like the word hydrogen. So hydronium is the positively charged particle made when a hydrogen ion joins a water molecule, and its amount shows how acidic a solution is.