Oxidation of hydrogen removes its electron and gives <answer>H+</answer>, which contains no electrons and a nucleus which is usually composed of one proton. That is why <answer>H+</answer> is often called a proton. This species is central to discussion of acids. Under the Bronsted-Lowry theory, acids are proton donors, while bases are proton acceptors.
When hydrogen oxidates, what does it end up giving?
H+