Question

does hydrogen loose a electron??

Answer 1

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Hydrogen atom can gain as well as lose an Electron . ... One s orbital can have maximum 2 electron. So by gaining aelectron it can attain noble gas configuration. It can also lose electron to form H+ ion ,which is also stable.


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Answer 2

Hydrogen can lose electron to form H+ ion ,which is stable.

Generally losing or gaining electron depends electronegativity of the combining atoms.If the other atom has more electronegativity than H atom then Hydrogen atom will form H+ ion .eg -HCL,HF,H2O etc

If H atom has more electronegativity than the other atom ,then it will form anion H-ve . eg NaH,LiH etc

However in solution,H+ve ion is more stable than Hydride ion(H-ve).