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What is HYDROGEN - is it a metal or a non-metal ?
A non-metal behaving like a metal - or a metal appearing like a non-metal ..
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hydrogen is the lightest element known to man.
It is a NON-METAL
It is Highly Reactive due to its 1 free electron.
It is highly combustible.
It has a mass of 1.00794g per mol.
And, it has an atomic number of 1.
Fact: Space shuttles and other rockets sent to space use compressed liquid hydrogen as fuel source.
Source(s): SJ - 1 decade ago
Hydrogen is not exactly a metal, but has a bonding charge of +1, meaning that it will only bond with materials with negative values. Usually only metals have positive bonding properties, and non-metals the negative. So it is actually a non metal acting as a metal.
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- 1 decade ago
it is a non-metal because it forms covalent bonds with other non-metals.
i.e. HCl
Source(s): i stuffed up this question in my chem exam. i said it was a metal :P - Anonymous1 decade ago
Its a non metal. Don't confuse it with alkali metals.
refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table for more details.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_table
