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in solution give up a proton (a positive hydrogen ion, ) to the surrounding water molecules . In fact, acids must be surrounded by more than a single water molecule in order to ionize, yielding aqueous and conjugate base.

Three main structures for the aqueous proton have garnered experimental support:

* the Eigen cation, which is a tetrahydrate, H₃O⁺(H₂O)₃
* the

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