Where should hydrogen be placed in the periodic table?

[ctimage]

Hi all,

I was always of the belief that hydrogen did not belong to any group in the periodic table. After discussions, some say that a group 1 or 7 place might be more suitable. Any opinions would be welcomed hopefully from a physics point-of-view on this topic.Thanks in advance

 

[A.T.]

Has anyone actually asked Hydrogen itself?

 

[ctimage]

 

[Drakkith]

What's wrong with where it's at?

 

[davenn]

Hi all,

I was always of the belief that hydrogen did not belong to any group in the periodic table. After discussions, some say that a group 1 or 7 place might be more suitable. Any opinions would be welcomed hopefully from a physics point-of-view on this topic.

Thanks in advance

and what, specifically, do you base this belief on ?
and don't base it on personal belief rather base it on known science

from Wiki

the alkali metals comprise the group 1 elements,[note 4] excluding hydrogen (H), which is nominally a group 1 element[4][12] but not normally considered to be an alkali metal[13][14] as it rarely exhibits behaviour comparable to that of the alkali metals.[15] All the alkali metals react with water, with the heavier alkali metals reacting more vigorously than the lighter ones.

So its a sort of "hanger on" in Group one already

again from wiki...

All known elements of group 7 are transition metals

why would you want to put hydrogen in there ?Dave