Hydrogen

Located in Group 1 and Period 1 of the Periodic Table is the element that is that is found in human body. This is Hydrogen.
First discovered by Robert Boyle in 1671 and isolated by Henry Cavendish in 1766.

Robert Boyle and Henry Cavendish

First to prove that water contains Hydrogen as well as Oxygen Atoms. Before Hydrogen was discovered, Hydrogen was probably ' discovered ' many times. For example : In year 1671, an English Chemist called Robert Boyle discovered a new flammable gas when he added Iron and Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) and Sulphuric Acid ( H 2 SO 4 ), which a gas burned easily with a pale blue flame was produced (Hydrogen ). Hydrogen acts as a very reactive gas. Flammable when contacted with oxygen, which has already once caused a serious accident called Hindenburg Disaster. (Which after was replaced by Helium).

          Now,the problem with early scientist is that there are too many types of gases ( to them ). So, Hydrogen was mistakenly known as one of the impurities inside gases.

         Until 1766, Henry Cavendish researched  at this so called 'Impure Gas' by using the same combination Robert Boyle made, Iron and Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) and Sulphuric Acid ( H 2 SO 4 ).

         So, you can say that Henry Cavendish discovered Hydrogen by using Acids. Hydrogen is very flammable! It burns with air at a very wide range of concentrations.

Atomic Number : 1

Name : Hydrogen

Latin Name : Hydrogenium

Electrons per shell : [ 1 ]

Discoverer : Robert Boyle 

Isolator : Henry Cavendish 

Element's : Atomic Mass : 1.008 u 

                  : Density : 0.08988 g/ℓ

                  : Type : Non-Metal

Chemical Properties :

• Inflammable
• Explosions will occur when Hydrogen is combined with chlorine
• Have three types of isotopes : H1 , H2 , H3
• Protium : H1 ( 1 electron, 1 proton, no neutron )
• Deuterium : H2  ( 1 electron, 1 proton, 1 neutron )
• Tritium : H3 (1 electron, 1 proton, 2 neutron ) ( Half Life of 12.32years)

Physical Properties : 

• Odorless
• Colorless
• Non- Metallic
• Non - Toxic
• Boiling Point : -259.14 degrees Celsius ( -434.452 Fahrenheit )
• Melting Point : -252.87 degrees Celsius ( -487.166 Fahrenheit )

Flammable Sign

How Hydrogen got its name?

The name ' HYDROGENIUM' probably come from two Greek words : HYDRO and GENUS, which forms HYDROGENUS, which also means water-forming.

Uses

• Reduction of metallic ores
• Rocket fuel
• Welding
• Production of Hydrochloric Acid

THIS IS THE END OF HYDROGEN

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