Question

Hydrogen being a Non metal is placed with metals. Explain.

Answer 1

Hydrogen being a Non metal is placed with metals.

Because it has one electron in its valence shell, it shows reactivity that resembles electropositive metals (lose an electron and become H+) and reactivity that resembles electronegative non-metals (gain an electron and become H-). ... This is the reason hydrogen is placed in the reactivity series of metals.

Answer 2

Answer:

Question:

• Hydrogen being a non-metal is placed with metal. Why?

Answer:

• Hydrogen have some characteristics of metals as well as non-metal.It is placed in first group first period because it has only 1 shell and only 1 electron. Hence only 1 valence electrons which metals of 1 group(alkali metals) have.
• Moreover, Hydrogen forms ionic bonding as well as covalent bonding
• Hydrogen has properties of both metal( or alkali) and non-metal(or halogen)