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H3O+ is hydronium. It's what you get when your water is acidic. Acids can be thought of as just solutions with extra H+'s. Hydronium is the common name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. It is the simplest type of an oxonium ion.

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In chemistry, hydronium is the common name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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Hydronium is the common name for the cation H3O+ derived from protonation of water. It is the simplest type of an oxonium ion.

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