Hydrogen has the tendency to gain one electron to acquire helium configuration. In this respect it resembles:
A
alkali metals
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B
carbon
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C
alkaline earth metals
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D
halogens
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Solution
The correct option is D halogens Hydrogen has high electron affinity to form hydrogen anion and get the configuration of helium which is the stable configuration and similar is the case of chlorine which can attain the configuration of noble gases and become an electronegative ion.