Question

Why hydrogen is non metal and kept with metals in periodic table

Answer 1

because it is a soft metal and it's in s subshell

Answer 2

Hydrogen is a nonmetal and is placed above group in the periodic table because it has ns1 electron configuration like the alkali metals. However, it varies greatly from the alkali metals as it forms cations (H+) more reluctantly than the other alkali metals. ... Hydrogen also forms H2 dihydrogen like halogens.