Argonium

Argonium
Names
IUPAC name
Argonium ion
Other names
Hydridoargon(1+)
argon hydride cation
protonated argon
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/ArH/h1H/q+1 Y[NIST]
    Key: TVQSUVFYDVJWLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y[NIST]
  • [ArH+]
Properties
ArH+
Molar mass 40.956 g·mol−1
Conjugate base Argon
Related compounds
Related compounds
Helium hydride ion, Neonium, Kryptonium, Xenonium
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Argonium (also called the argon hydride cation, the hydridoargon(1+) ion, or protonated argon; chemical formula ArH+) is a cation combining a proton and an argon atom. It can be made in an electric discharge, and was the first noble gas molecular ion to be found in interstellar space.