Why is it that hydrogen is placed in the metal group?

Answer 1

Hydrogen is placed in the metal group because it only needs to lose one electron to be stable just like lithium, sodium, potassium etc

It also has the same number of valence electrons as the rest of the elements in group 1a. :)

Answer 2

Hydrogen is not placed in the metal group; it is located at the top of Group 1 in the Periodic Table due to its electron configuration and properties. Although hydrogen can exhibit metallic properties under certain conditions, it is has unique characteristics that are neither fully metal-like nor non-metal-like.