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How was it concluded that the H3O+ rather than H+ is the "acid" ion?

I suspect that initially, scientists believed that the acid ion was $\ce{H^+}$ since $\ce{H2}$ is released through electrolysis, right? But what experiment was done to change the standpoint to assume ...
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