Hydrogen

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Hydrogens atomic number is 1 Hydrogens atomic symbol is H Hydrogens atomic waight is 1.00794 1 proton 1 electron

Hydrogen got its name because hydro means water and gen means generator so it means water generator.
====﻿Hydrogen was discovered when early chemists/alchemists noticed the gas being formed when metals were put with acids. The person thought to have discoverd hydrogen was Henry Cavandish. He discoverd it around 1766.====

also it's a bundance in the earth’s crust is .14%


Some common uses for Hydrogen
 * 1) ====To hydrogenate oils or fats to make margarine====
 * 2) ====In a petrochemical plant, hydrogen is used for hydrodealkylation, hydrodesulfurization, and hydrocracking ( is used to refine crude oil)====

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Some interesting facts about hydrogen are


 * It is the most basic of all chemical compounds.
 * Has no newtrons
 * Hydrogen is estamated to make up 90% of all atoms

Source

 * 1) ====Answer.com====
 * 2) ====http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele001.html====
 * 3) ====[]====
 * 4) ====http://periodic.lanl.gov/1.shtml====