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Question
Acids dissolve in water to produce positively charged ions. Draw the structure of these positive ions.
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Solution
Acids dissolve in water to form positively charged ions which are generally hydrogen ions (H+).
Structure of Hydrogen ion :
As hydrogen element has only one electron in its valence shell which is lost during formation of hydrogen ions so its structure is :

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