Question

Why Hydrogen is called so?

Answer 1

Hydrogen is made up of two latin word..
Hydro.... Water
Gene....... Forming....

Mean water producer......
So it is called hydrogen



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Answer 2

when it loses the electron to give H+ion ,it behaves like the alkali metals.so it may be placed at top of the alkali metals.when hydrogen gains one electron to form H-ion,it behaviour resembles that of the halogens.