What is Hydrogen?

mulham jarjnazei Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:17 pm

Hydrogen is a highly flammable chemical
element which occurs in great abundance throughout the universe. In
fact, hydrogen makes up approximately 75% of the universe, by volume,
and it appears in a very large number of compounds, especially those
which make up various organic materials. Many people are familiar with
hydrogen as a potential fuel source, thanks to its promotion as a potential alternative fuel, and all of us consume hydrogen every day, in the water we drink and the foods we eat.The atomic number
of hydrogen is one, and it is identified by the symbol H on the
periodic table. Hydrogen is a unique standalone element, not classified
with any other elements. Many scientists think of hydrogen as a kind of
elemental building block, since its simple structure is the basis of so
many things. The colorless, highly flammable gas has a number of
industrial uses, especially in the refining of petroleum products.