Is Hydrogen a metal, or a non-metal?

Answer 1

this is not just a argument based on semantics - metallic hydrogen is a real material at ultra low temperatures

the problem is that the word metal describes a state of matter ( in it's solid form )and only that ( is vaporized iron a gas )

hydrogen can exist as a solid a liquid a gas and a plasma ( the solid is referred to as metallic hydrogen )

Answer 2

Is Hydrogen A Metal

Answer 3

Is Hydrogen A Nonmetal

Answer 4

Truly it does not matter which state it is in. For example people most of the time refer metals to be as solid. (ductile, malleable, and have luster) but those are just the common traits. What makes a metal is that it has to be a good conductor of heat and electricity which hydrogen in its solid state has the properties of. therefor hydrogen is a metal.

Answer 5

Hydrogen can act similarly to a metal chemically, and at very intense pressures (like the gravitational fields of Jupiter or Saturn) it is theorized to be metallic. (Some older periodic tables show H on the right side of the periodic table.) In general I would say no it is not a metal.


The fact of Hydrogen's being a gas at standard temperature and pressure has nothing to do with whether it is a metal or not. Superheated iron vapor is still metallic as is mercury vapor and all other gaseous metals.

Answer 6

Hydrogen is under the metal classification some times called el.positive elements, indicationg that they are willing to give few valence electrons to become positively charged ions...

Answer 7

Nonmetal

Answer 8

It's a non metal

Answer 9

Metal. I won the hydrogen at my high school Olympics in all around athleticism.

Answer 10

hydrogen is not a metal, it's a gas.

A colorless, highly flammable gaseous element, the lightest of all gases and the most abundant element in the universe, used in the production of synthetic ammonia and methanol, in petroleum refining, in the hydrogenation of organic materials, as a reducing atmosphere, in oxyhydrogen torches, and in rocket fuels. Atomic number 1; atomic weight 1.00794; melting point −259.14°C; boiling point −252.8°C; density at 0°C 0.08987 gram per liter; valence 1.


First element on the periodic table, hydrogen is truly in a class by itself. It does not belong to any family of elements, and though it is a nonmetal, it appears on the left side of the periodic table with the metals. The other elements with it in Group 1 form the alkali metal family, but obviously, hydrogen does not belong with them. Indeed, if there is any element similar to hydrogen in simplicity and abundance, it is the only other one on the first row, or period, of the periodic table: helium. Together, these two elements make up 99.9% of all known matter in the entire universe, because hydrogen atoms in stars fuse to create helium.