Hydrogen

[Lelija Kazlauskas 3J]

Why isn't hydrogen the most electronegative element, compared to others like fluorine?

[jeffreygong1I]

Probably because hydrogen doesn't have very many protons

[Jared_Yuge]

Hydrogen is just a weird element in general and doesn't follow a lot of the conventional rules of the periodic table.
thats why they put hydrogen all the way in the left corner even though its not an alkali metal

[AndreiRekesh1I]

There are fewer protons in its nucleus. Flourine also forms much stronger bonds with other atoms (which is one part of how electronegativity can be defined).

[Nan_Guan_1L]

I think it's because H only has 2 protons. and also, Hydrogen is not a very typical atom. although it's placed in the upper right corner on the periodic table, it doesn't follow some of the trends that apply to most other atoms.

[Vanshika Bhushan 1A]

Electronegativity describes how the nucleus of an atom is able to attract from other atoms towards it. Hydrogen is not the most electronegative element because it readily loses an electron rather than gaining one, despite having a half-filled shell. Under certain conditions, hydrogen does form the H- ion rather than H+.

[Kaiya_PT_1H]

I think it's because H only has 2 protons. and also, Hydrogen is not a very typical atom. although it's placed in the upper right corner on the periodic table, it doesn't follow some of the trends that apply to most other atoms.

Hydrogen actually has one proton, helium has 2 protons!