2007-03-12 01:16:04 · 10 answers · asked by Kasra 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
hydrogen is the only element that can be a solid liquid or gas.
Also it is the only atom that has one electron. This means it can only bond to one other atom unlike other atoms that can bond to multiple atoms.
2007-03-12 01:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Issac B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The most common naturally occurring isotope of hydrogen is known as protium, has a single proton and no neutrons. In ionic compounds it can take on either a positive charge (becoming a cation composed of a bare proton) or a negative charge (becoming an anion known as a hydride). Hydrogen can form compounds with most elements and is present in water and most organic compounds. It plays a particularly important role in acid-base chemistry, in which many reactions involve the exchange of protons between soluble molecules. As the only neutral atom for which the Schrödinger equation can be solved analytically, study of the energetics and bonding of the hydrogen atom has played a key role in the development of quantum mechanics.
2007-03-12 08:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hydrogen is does not ever enter the solid state. It also is the only atom that has one electron. This means it can only bond to one other atom unlike other atoms that can bond to multiple atoms.
2007-03-12 08:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by nemlo23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
only one with no neutron
Together with Oxygen (another element in gas form at room temperature), it produces water, (a liquid at room temp)
although Hydrogen is highly flamable, as water, it extinguishes fire
2007-03-12 08:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by wizebloke 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because its atomic no = as its atomic weight
It is the lightest element in the periodic table
2007-03-12 09:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by sai v 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the only one with only one proton. Hey that's poetic, sort of.
2007-03-12 08:22:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt have a definite place in the periodic table & it is the lightest elment i think.
2007-03-12 08:24:32 · answer #7 · answered by d game guru 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
becoz its the lightest of all and bonds are too strong to break
2007-03-12 08:19:16 · answer #8 · answered by luv2yas 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its the only one with just a single molecule, yes?
2007-03-12 08:18:44 · answer #9 · answered by Tom B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do your own homework LOL
2007-03-12 08:17:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋