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Hydrogen

Statistics:

  • Name: Hydrogen
  • Symbol: H
  • Classification: Non-Metal
  • Atomic Number: 1
  • Atomic Mass: 1.0079 g/mol
  • Density: 0.084 g/cm3
  • Melting: -259.1°C
  • Boiling: -252.9°C
  • Protons & Electrons:1
  • Neutrons:0
  • Discovered: 1766
  • Discovered By: Henry Cavendish

Electrons Per Energy Level:

  • Level 1: 1

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

  • 1H: Stable
  • 2H: Stable
  • 3H: 12.32 Years

Brief Summary

Hydrogen is a Non-Metal with the symbol 'H' and contains 1 Proton & Electron with 0 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Hydrogen has an atomic mass of 1.0079 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 0.084 g/cm3. It will melt at a temperature of -259.1°C and boil at -252.9°C.

Hydrogen was discovered by Henry Cavendish in 1766 and is named 'Hydrogen' From the Greek words hudôr (water) and gennan (generate).

Some common usages for Hydrogen: Balloons, metal refining.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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