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| Hydrogen |
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| Atomic Number - | 1 | Melting Point (°C,°F) - | -259.14 °C, -434.45 °F |
| Atomic Symbol - | H | Boiling Point (°C,°F) - | -252.87 °C, -423.17 °F |
| Atomic Mass - | 1.0079 | Electron Configuration - | 1s1 |
| Group - | 1 | Electrons Per Shell - | 1 |
| Period - | 1 | Protons - | 1 |
| Series - | Non-Metals | Neutrons - | 0 |
| Block - | d-block | | |
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Element Description - (Latin: hydrogenium, from Greek: hydro: water, genes: forming) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol H and atomic number 1. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, univalent, tasteless, highly flammable diatomic gas. However, in extremely cold and dense environments, hydrogen can be metallic. Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe. It is present in water, all organic compounds (rare exceptions exist, such as buckminsterfullerene) and in all living organisms. Hydrogen is able to react chemically with most other elements. Stars in their main sequence are overwhelmingly composed of hydrogen in its plasma state. The element is used in ammonia production, as a lifting gas, as an alternative fuel, and more recently as a power source of fuel cells. |
Element Characteristics - Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element; its most common isotope comprises just one negatively charged electron, distributed around a positively charged proton (the nucleus of the atom). The electron is bound to the proton by the Coulomb force, the electrical force that one stationary, electrically charged nanoparticle exerts on another. The hydrogen atom has special significance in quantum mechanics as a simple physical system for which there is an exact solution to the Schrödinger equation; from that equation, the experimentally observed frequencies and intensities of hydrogen's spectral lines can be calculated. Spectral lines are dark or bright lines in an otherwise uniform and continuous spectrum, resulting from an excess or deficiency of photons in a narrow frequency range, compared with the nearby frequencies.
At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen forms a diatomic gas, H2, with a boiling point of only 20.27 K and a melting point of 14.02 K.[1] Under extreme pressures, such as those at the center of gas giants, the molecules lose their identity and the hydrogen becomes a metal (metallic hydrogen). Under the extremely low pressure in space—virtually a vacuum—the element tends to exist as individual atoms, simply because there is no way for them to combine. However, clouds of H2 and possibly singular hydrogen atoms are said to form in H I and H II regions and are associated with star formation. Hydrogen plays a vital role in powering stars through the proton–proton and carbon–nitrogen cycle. These are nuclear fusion processes, which release huge amounts of energy in stars and other hot celestial bodies as hydrogen atoms combine into helium atoms.
At high temperatures, hydrogen gas can exist as a mixture of atoms, protons, and negatively charged hydride ions. This mixture has a high emissivity and absorptivity in the visible light range, and plays an important part in the emission of light from the sun and other stars.
H2 is highly soluble in water, alcohol, and ether. It has a high capacity for adsorption, in which it is attached to and held to the surface of some substances. It is an odorless, tasteless, colorless, and highly flammable gas that burns at concentrations as low as 4% H2 in air. It reacts violently with chlorine and fluorine, forming hydrohalic acids that can damage the lungs and other tissues. When mixed with oxygen, hydrogen explodes upon ignition. A unique property of hydrogen is that its flame is completely invisible in air. This makes it difficult to tell if a leak is burning, and carries the added risk that it is easy to walk into a hydrogen fire inadvertently. |
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