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H

Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a chemical element with the symbol H and atomic number 1. It has a standard atomic weight of 1.008, sits in period 1 and group 1, and is classified as a reactive nonmetal.

Properties

SymbolH
Atomic number1
Standard atomic weight1.008
CategoryReactive nonmetal
Group1
Period1
Electron configuration1s1
Outer-shell electrons1

The figure of 1.008 is a conventional value, because IUPAC publishes an interval for this element rather than a single weight. For elements like this one the fourth digit carries real uncertainty, because the isotopic composition varies measurably between natural sources — so quoting eight digits would overstate what is known.

Compounds containing hydrogen

396 of the compounds in this reference contain H, listed by the fraction of their mass it makes up.

CompoundFormulaAtoms% by mass
hydrogenH22100.0%
methaneCH4425.1%
propaneC3H8818.3%
ammoniaH3N317.8%
butaneC4H101017.3%
pentaneC5H121216.8%
hexaneC6H141416.4%
heptaneC7H161616.1%
octaneC8H181815.9%
decaneC10H222215.6%
dodecaneC12H262615.4%
diethylamineC4H11N1115.2%
triethylamineC6H15N1514.9%
ammonium hydroxideH5NO514.4%
cycloheptaneC7H141414.4%
cyclopentaneC5H101014.4%
methylcyclohexaneC7H141414.4%
cyclohexaneC6H121214.4%
ethyleneC2H4414.4%
propyleneC3H6614.4%
pentanolC5H12O1213.7%
putrescineC4H12N21213.7%
butanolC4H10O1013.6%
diethyl etherC4H10O1013.6%
tert-butanolC4H10O1013.6%

Showing the 25 with the highest H content, of 396.

Calculate with hydrogen

Group 1

Atomic weights are the IUPAC 2021 standard values, abridged to the conventional five significant figures. Group, period, category and electron configuration are derived from the atomic number rather than stored, so they cannot drift out of step with it.