Hydrogen resembles halogens in many respects for which several factors are responsible. Of the following factors which one is most important in this respect ?

Hydrogen resembles halogens in many respects for which several factors

1.	Hydrogen resembles halogens in many respects for which several factors are responsible. Of the following factors which one is most important in this respect ?
Answer» Its tendency to lose an electron to form a cation. Its tendency to GAIN a single electron in its valence shell to attain stable electronic CONFIGURATION Its low NEGATIVE electron enthalpy value Its small size Solution :HYDROGEN resembles HALOGEN in many respects. In its one main tendency is to gain a single electron in its valence shell to attain stable electronic configuration.