Question

The atomic number of hydrogen is 1.

(a) true

(b) false

I had been asked this question in an interview for job.

Asked question is from Position of Hydrogen in the Periodic Table in division Hydrogen of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (a) true

To explain I would say: Atomic number of an element represents the number of protons in that particular element. Here as hydrogen has only one Proton, its atomic number is considered to be one, so the above statement is true.