Proton conduction in both water and other hydrogen-bonded liquids occurs through successive proton transfers along the hydrogen-bond network. But first-principles simulations have revealed that the mechanism by which this occurs in orthophosphoric acid has some unusual features.
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Vuilleumier, R., Borgis, D. Hopping along hydrogen bonds. Nature Chem 4, 432–433 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1365
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