Recall that the hydronium ion is represented as \(\mathrm{H_3O^+}\), which means it is a water molecule (\(\mathrm{H_2O}\)) with an extra proton (\(\mathrm{H^+}\)) attached.
Understand that a neutral water molecule has no net charge, so its charge is 0.
When an extra proton (\(\mathrm{H^+}\)) is added to water, it contributes a positive charge of +1 because a proton carries a +1 charge.
Therefore, the hydronium ion (\(\mathrm{H_3O^+}\)) has a net charge equal to the charge of the added proton, which is +1.
Conclude that the charge on the hydronium ion is \(1+\), corresponding to the notation \(\mathrm{H_3O^+}\).