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What is hydrogen classified as ?

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Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Hydrogen is most often classified as a nonmetal because it has many of the properties of nonmetals. For example, it is a gas at room temperature. However, hydrogen shares properties with the alkali metals in group 1.
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