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Hydrogen ions are always associated with another molecule in solution

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In aqueous solutions, hydrogen ions (protons) do not exist as bare isolated particles; rather, they are invariably hydrated and associated with water molecules or other chemical species, forming hydronium or other complex ionic structures.

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The retrieved papers consistently describe hydrogen ions in aqueous solution as hydronium ions, part of hydration shells, forming ion pairs, or participating in water-mediated proton transfer networks. There are no papers contradicting the chemical reality that free protons associate with solvent molecules in solution.

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Like-charge ion pairs of hydronium and hydroxide in aqueous solution?
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Manik Kumer Ghosh, Tae Hoon Choi, Cheol Ho Choi. Like-charge ion pairs of hydronium and hydroxide in aqueous solution?. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cp02182k

Paper 1 discusses hydronium ions forming ion pairs in aqueous solution.

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Resonant Oscillations of Ion-Stabilized Nanobubbles in Water as a Possible Source of Electromagnetic Radiation in the Gigahertz Range.
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Bunkin NF, Novakovskaya YV, Gerasimov RY, Ninham BW, Tarasov SA, Rodionova NN, Stepanov GO. Resonant Oscillations of Ion-Stabilized Nanobubbles in Water as a Possible Source of Electromagnetic Radiation in the Gigahertz Range.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26146811

Paper 2 analyzes the role of hydronium ions in stabilizing nanobubbles in water.

Proton Transfer Mechanisms in the MmpL3 Transporter of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Studied by Computer Simulations.
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Lee YS, Hassan SA, Hurt DE. Proton Transfer Mechanisms in the MmpL3 Transporter of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Studied by Computer Simulations.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.5c00274

Paper 9 describes hydronium migration and proton transfer events involving water molecules within protein channels.

Surface Properties of Colloidal Quantum-Confined One-Dimensional Lepidocrocite Titanates: Insights into their Ion-Induced Gelation.
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Walter AD, Morris VR, Nantz JM, Niper TF, Galeano Tirado L, Hassig MQ, Gordon A, Zhang T, Ibrahim AMH, Schwenk GR, Díaz A JA, Magenau AJD, Li CY, Barsoum MW. Surface Properties of Colloidal Quantum-Confined One-Dimensional Lepidocrocite Titanates: Insights into their Ion-Induced Gelation.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c02076

Paper 11 discusses H3O+ ions cross-linking and interacting with water in colloidal suspensions.

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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8101 Aug 2026
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