Question

Why hydrogen is a non metal even after having only one valence electron ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

hydrogen is not a non metal but most often is classified as a nonmetal ....y ? because it has more properties which are related to non metals

it can be classified both as metal and non metal

Answer 2

Answer:

Hydrogen is most often classified as a nonmetal because it has many of the properties of nonmetals.However, hydrogen shares properties with the alkali metals in group 1. In liquid form, hydrogen conducts electricity just like a metal does. In some chemical reactions, hydrogen reacts like an alkali metal.