Chemistry, asked by neha888, 1 year ago

why hydrogen shows a dual nature?

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Answered by Unknown000
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Hydrogen has a dual nature because it only has a single electron in its outer shell.

Hydrogen atom can easily gain an electron to create a full outer shell ,like a typical halogen, or loose an electron ,like an alkali metal.

hydrogen shows dual nature as it has only 1 electron in its K-shell i.e the outermost shell, hence it has the ability to take electron (like halogens) or lend 1 electron (like alkali metals)... thus its shows the properties of the group 1 of the periodic table and also of the group 17 or halogens and can be placed in both the groups... 

that's the dual nature of hydrogen... hope it helps... 


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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer:

Hydrogen has the simplest electronic configuration of one. In group 1 it loses one electron and in group 17 it gains one electron.

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