State the period which contains the alkali metal lithium, the halogen fluorine and noble gas neon.
Name
(a) An alkali metal in period 3 and halogen in period 2.
(b) The noble gas with 3 shells.
(c) The non-metals present in period 2 and metals in period 3.
(d) The element of period 3 with valency 4.
(e) The elements i period 3 which does not form oxide.
(f) The element of lower nuclear charge out of Be and Mg.
(g) Which has higher E.A., Fluorine or Neon.
(h) Which has maximum metallic character Na, Li or K.
Why is hydrogen kept in alkali metal group even though it shows properties of alkali metals like lithium and sodium and also the properties of halogens like fluorine and chlorine??