Question

Although the element hydrogen is a non-metal, it is located on the left side

of the periodic table. Explain how placing hydrogen in the (other nonmetals section) from the periodic table, relate to its ion charge.

Answer 1

The hydrogen is placed on the left side of the periodic table because it follow numerical order of electrons and also it is on the Group 1 due to having one valence electron. Lastly it is in row 1 because the numbers of energy levels a hydrogen atom has.