Chapter 2, Problem 3CT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way in which a person can resolve the disagreement between two freshmen. Among them, the nursing major insists that ${\text{H}}^{\text{+}}$ is the symbol for a hydrogen ion, while the physics major insists that ${\text{H}}^{\text{+}}$ is the symbol for a proton.

Introduction:

Hydrogen ion is the nucleus of a hydrogen atom that is separated from its associated electron. A hydrogen nucleus is composed of a particle which has a unit positive electric charge termed as a proton.