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Position of hydrogen in the periodic table - class-XI
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Hydrogen does not combine with ______.
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He
💡 Explanation:
Since Helium (He) is a noble gas and does not combines with hydrogen. Because bond formation is only favored when the final state of the two elements is more stable than their initial state. If a hydrogen atom bonded with a helium atom, neither of their 1s and 2s atomic orbital will be half/fully filled, which causes both atoms to be energetically unstable. Such compound will most likely break down immediately back to their respective atomic state.