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Hydrogen has the tendency to gain one el...

Hydrogen has the tendency to gain one election to acquire helium configuration, in this respect, it resembles:

A

alkali metals

B

carbon

C

alkaline earth metals

D

halogens

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The correct Answer is:
D
General electronic configuration of halogen is `ns^(2)np^(5)`,i.e., they are short of one electron to acquire noble gas configuration.
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