Justify the position of hydrogen in the periodic table?

1.	Justify the position of hydrogen in the periodic table?
Answer» Solution :Hydrogen resembles alkali metals in the following aspects (i) Electronic configuration `1s^(1)` as alkali metals have `ns^(-1)` Hydrogen forms unipositive `H^+` ion like alkali METAL `Na^+,K^+` (iii) Hydrogne forms halides (HX), oxides `(H_2O)`, PEROXIDES `(H_2O_2)` like alkali metals `(NaX,Na_2O,NaO_2)` Hydrogen also acts as reducing agent like alkali metals.

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