How to Use hydrogen ion in a Sentence

hydrogen ion

noun

• The more hydrogen ions present, the more acidic the solution will be, and the lower the pH.
  — SELF, 6 Sep. 2018
• Further testing showed that the feet contained a molecular pump that moves around hydrogen ions, or protons, to make acid.
  — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 14 June 2018
• The first product of that reaction is a compound called carbonic acid, which soon gives up its hydrogen ion.
  — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2022
• For each lactate molecule produced by the body, one hydrogen ion is also formed.
  — Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2018
• At this point, lactate can’t grab its hydrogen ion to reduce the concentration of hydrogen in the muscle cell.
  — Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2018
• Excess electrons at the cathode stitch pairs of hydrogen ions into hydrogen gas (H2), which bubbles out of the water.
  — Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 15 Mar. 2023
• The enormous clouds emit large amounts of ultraviolet light with a spectral line produced by hydrogen ions, known as a Lyman-alpha line.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2016
• After waiting for about 15 minutes, the scientists measured how many hydrogen ions had been produced to find the reaction rate.
  — Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2023
• When that carbon is absorbed, a series of chemical reactions takes place that produces more hydrogen ions and leads to more acidic waters.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2019
• The radio waves are calibrated to target just the less abundant material, in this case hydrogen ions.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2017
• For starters, let’s talk about pH. A substance’s pH (potential hydrogen) is the measure of the hydrogen ion concentration within it.
  — SELF, 6 Sep. 2018
• At the cathode, catalysts split N2 molecules and prompt the hydrogen ions and electrons to react with nitrogen and make ammonia.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2018
• Acid from citrus increases the hydrogen ion concentration in the solution, which results in the pectin molecules losing some charge.
  — Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2015
• The anode, covered with a catalyst, splits water molecules into O2, hydrogen ions, and electrons.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 12 July 2018
• The sun and all other stars generate light by nuclear fusion, smashing hydrogen ions together to form helium, a process that releases energy.
  — Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2018
• But hydrogen ions, single protons, have positive electric charges and naturally repel each other.
  — Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2018
• As the carbon mixes into the ocean, chemical reactions in the water column produce more hydrogen ions and fewer carbonate ions, lowering pH levels and increasing acidity.
  — oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2020
• The excited hydrogen ions then slam into the more abundant deuterium ions, and resulting particles fly into the reactor's outer shell, generating heat and electricity.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2017
• Meanwhile, on the tube’s outer surface, the second catalyst—which contains vanadium, nitrogen, and iron—causes the hydrogen ions, the electrons, and nitrogen molecules piped in separately to form ammonia, all at atmospheric pressure.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 6 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 4 Sep 2024