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No, hydrogen is a nonmetal.

It is grouped with the alkali metals because it has a similar outer shell electron configuration as they do.

Hydrogen is something of an oddball among elements. It is rather unique, but share some characteristics with both the halogens and the alkali metals. When the Periodic Table is divided into groups (noble gasses, halogens, alkali metals, etc.) hydrogen is usually put in its own group.

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