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2007-10-06 19:12:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Halogens have 7 electrons in their outermost orbit and they tend to react with metals
Hydrogen has 1 and tends to react with non metals
2007-10-06 19:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by Monah 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Although hydrogen readily accepts one electron to its outer level (either by ionic or covalent bonding) to achieve a stable electron arrangement - like the haolgens - it can also lose one to for a well-known positive ion, H+. This the halogens don't do. They do have a +1 oxidation state, but it is not a positive ion, and is only found in combination with oxygen or other highly electronegative elements.
2007-10-06 20:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halogens are in the right column up and down, while hydrogen is is in the left column. Halogen are noble gases and hydrogen is a diatomic gas.
2007-10-06 19:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by Darkskinnyboy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋