New data on the hydrogen behavior in barium cerate and strontium cerat
e and titanate have been obtained. The conclusions on the chemical sta
te of hydrogen in cerates are drawn from the physico-chemical data on
gas-solid exchange phenomena. The idea of different states of hydrogen
in the same lattice is advanced. Both earlier and new data on the pro
perties of alkaline hydroxides and hydrogenated Ba2YCu3O7 were used fo
r a deeper understanding of the hydrogen behavior in the high-temperat
ure proton conductors.