ɪnðə fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈeɪs ɪt ɹᵻzˈɛmbəlz sˈuːpɚfˈɪʃəli ðɪ ˈælkəlˌaɪ mˈɛɾəlz; ɪnðə lˈæɾɚ kˈeɪs, ðə hˈælədʒənz, bˌʌt ðə dˈɪfɹənsᵻz dˈuː tə ðə lˈæk əvə wˈʌn pˈiː sˈʌbʃɛl ɑːɹ ɪmpˈoːɹtənt ɪnˈʌf ðæt nˈiːðɚ ɡɹˈuːp fˈɪts ðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾiz ʌv hˈaɪdɹədʒən wˈɛl.
In the former case it resembles superficially the alkali metals; in the latter case, the halogens, but the differences due to the lack of a 1p subshell are important enough that neither group fits the properties of hydrogen well.