Question

Does hydrogen have a positive or negative charge?

Answer 1

Hydrogen(H+) ion is created when a hydrogen atom loses or gains an electron, The nucleus charge of the hydrogen atom is (+1), and a single electron.

Atomic hydrogen in its non-ionized form does not have a charge nor does naturally occurring diatomic molecular hydrogen, Thus it has one proton (on positive charge unit ) orbited by one electron (one negative charge unit ) so this is neutral overall.

When it loses that one electron to form an ion, the hydrogen has a positive charge of +1.