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hydrogen atom

DEFINITIONS OF: hydrogen atom

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n an atom of hydrogen

Types:
acid hydrogen, acidic hydrogen
a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates
deuterium, heavy hydrogen
an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
Type of:
atom
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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