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Why would Hydrogen's placement in family 14 of the Periodic Table be justified? Why should it be offset?
A conceptual question: In Chemistry, Hydrogen has always been regarded as an "outlier" of sorts--exhibiting the characteristics of family 1 elements yet only have one valence electron filling the 1s orbital. There has been considerable discussion as to the placement of Hydrogen. Some scholars have wanted to place it in family 17 due to its ability to form -1 ions and because it creates a perfect number triad with Fluorine and Chlorine.
I have a homework assignment based on this theory. Now I am asked, "What justification would there be in placing Hydrogen in Column 14? What about offset from the main body of the periodic table?"
I'd be very grateful to whomever can provide me insight. Thank you in advance.
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
lol. I have the exact same homework problem... I wonder if you're in my class. I just read through several articles regarding the placement of hydrogen and part of "The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance" by Dr. E. Scerri (UCLA). Most of them mentioned the placement of hydrogen in group 1, 17, and floating (ironically proposed by Dr. Kaesz, another UCLA professor).
The article (its only several lines long) I found justifying hydrogen as a part of group 14 can be found here: http://www.blurtit.com/q8820801.html
I hope this helps you. Good luck!
Source(s): http://www.blurtit.com/q8820801.html - 1 decade ago
Hydrogen has only 1 electron shell, and the first shell can hold 2 electrons to be considered a full octet, Therefore Hydrogen could be part of family 1 and give up the electron and take + charge or hydrogen could take in and Electron and also gain a - charge. In order to be happy (happy meaning full octet) it could fall under both groups and has both characteristics, if you need more details contact me
- 1 decade ago
@Jennifer K: You're in my class! I'm currently enrolled in Dr. Scerri's 20A class as well.
