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Which is correct statement about proton?

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Proton is nucleus of deuterium.
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Proton is ionized oxygen molecule.
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Proton is ionized hydrogen atom.
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C Proton is ionized hydrogen atom.
When a hydrogen atom loses an electron, it becomes an ion having only one proton and no electrons. So, we can say that a proton is an ionised hydrogen atom.

HLoses electron−−−−−−−H+(proton)

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