High School Are H+ Ions Alone Considered Acids or Plasma?

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Heating hydrogen gas to extreme temperatures can create plasma by separating protons and electrons, which can then be manipulated using a polarized magnetic field. The resulting protons can be classified as H+ ions, which are typically associated with acids like hydrochloric acid (HCl). While H+ ions can react with hydroxide ions to form water, their status as acids is complicated by their net electric charge, unlike neutral acidic substances. The discussion raises concerns about how to store these protons and the potential for them to react with container materials, similar to how acids corrode substances. Overall, the nature of H+ ions and their behavior in a plasma state presents intriguing questions about acidity and material interactions.
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What happens when hydrogen atoms loses their sole electron?
If we heat up hydrogen gas in a sealed container to tens of thousands of degrees Celsius (via microwave or other radiation) , until the nucleus and electrons start to separate from each other, which becomes plasma. Then use a polarised magnetic field to separate the protons and electrons. Where electrons are attracted by the positive end, and protons get attracted by the negative end. Last we put a barrier in the middle to separate them. As they cool down, the protons can be defined as H+ ions.
I heard acids are these ions in chemical compounds like HCl (hydrochloric acid), but can just those H+ ions alone be acid? They have the ability to react with hydroxide ions and form water.
 
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I guess you could say it is acidic, but your substance has a net electric charge. Regular acidic substances do not. How would you store these protons? What do you think happens when they collide with the molecules in the container?
 
Charged particles are easy to be held by a magnetic field... but I guess they will stole the electrons of the materials of the container when they contact, and I think that is similar to the process of an acid corrodes a material.
 

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