Question

Hydrogen is an element.why?​

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrogen is a gas, it has one proton and one electron. Hydrogen cannot be broken down into a simpler type of matter by physical or chemical methods, this proves it is an element.

Answer 2

Hydrogen cannot be further broken down into other substances even by chemical methods (such as electrolysis or heating), therefore it is an element.