Hydrogen

Hydrogen ( /ˈhaɪdrɵdʒɨn/ hy-drə-jin) is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of 1.00794 u (1.007825 u for hydrogen-1), hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly composed of hydrogen in its plasma state. Naturally occurring elemental hydrogen is relativel... More

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Boiling Point:

  • -252.87 °C (-423.17 °F )

Chemical Element

The 1st Element in the Periodic Table

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Helium

Helium ( /ˈhiːliəm/ hee-lee-əm) is the chemical element with atomic number 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602, which is represented by the symbol He....

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Symbol:

  • H

Atomic mass:

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  • 1.00794 u (1.67372E-18 µg )
  • 0.00007 u (1.1624E-22 µg )

Electrons per shell:

  • 1

Electron affinity:

Value Uncertainty
  • 0.7542 eV (7.542E-7 MeV )
  • 0 eV (3E-14 MeV )

Electronegativity (Pauling scale):

  • 2.2

Atomic radius:

  • 53 pm (0.0000021 )

Covalent radius:

  • 0.37 pm (1.5E-8 )

Van der Waals radius:

  • 120 pm (0.00000472 )

Melting Point:

  • -259.34 °C (-434.82 °F )

Chemical series:

Periodic table block:

Ionization Energy:

  • 13.5984 eV (0.0000135984 MeV )

Discovery Date:

  • 1766

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Electron Configuration:

  • 1s1
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