A specific name for the atom
1H.
The
cation1H+
is a
proton, the species
1H
is a protide
anion, and
1H is the protio group.
The word
proton should not be used for
H+ in its natural abundance.
Source:
PAC, 1988, 60, 1115
(Names for hydrogen atoms, ions, and groups, and for reactions involving them (Recommendations
1988))
on page 1116
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
