hydrogen

First periodic entry

Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe, a colorless, odorless gas that combines with oxygen to form water.

Its name means "water-former." Hydrogen appears in countless compounds and serves as a fuel source: hydrogen fuel cells, the hydrogen bomb.

In chemistry, hydrogen has atomic number 1.

chemistry

element

Basic substance or factor

electron · ion · isotope · deuterium · tritium · protium · covalent · bonding · oxidation · reduction

atomic

lightest

Minimum in heaviness

mass · diatomic · gas · colorless · odorless · flammable · H2 · quantum · ionization

cosmic

star

Luminous astronomical object

nebula · plasma · nucleosynthesis · primordial · cosmology · interstellar · supernova · galaxy · stellar · photosphere

fuel

combustion

Exothermic reaction with oxygen

sustainability · decarbonization · refueling · transportation · vehicles · emission-free · storage · infrastructure · Hindenburg · efficiency

water

H2O

Water's molecular notation

ice · liquid · splitting · photolysis · polar

organic

alkane

Saturated hydrocarbon series

  • alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
  • alkyneTriple-bonded carbon compound
  • methaneSimplest alkane fuel

saturation · unsaturation · polymer · bonding · reduction · synthesis · cracking · reforming · petroleum · biochemistry

Categories
Opposites
periodic table position

hydrogenuranium

Element ninety-two

plutonium · einsteinium · californium · lead · fermium

elemental abundance

hydrogenastatine

Radioactive element 85

francium · technetium · neptunium · berkelium

chemical reactivity type

hydrogenhelium

Lightest noble gas

neon · argon · krypton · xenon · noble gases

Phrases
Family

hydrogen peroxide, hydrogenation, hydrogens, hydrogenate, hydrogenated, hydrogen bomb, hydrogenates, hydrogenating, hydrogen gas

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G