Chemistry
Assertion (A): Hydrogen is used for the extraction of less reactive metals like copper and lead.
Reason (R): Hydrogen is a good reducing agent.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — Hydrogen acts as a good reducing agent. When hydrogen gas is passed over hot metallic oxides of copper, lead, iron, etc., it removes oxygen from them and thus reduces them to their corresponding metals.
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Fill in the blanks:
(a) Hydrogen is …………… than air.
(b) Hydrogen is …………… soluble in water.
(c) Hydrogen burns with a …………… flame and …………… sound is heard.
(d) A metal …………… hydrogen in the reactivity series gives hydrogen with …………… .
(e) Hydrogen reacts with metal oxides to form …………… and …………… .
(f) Oxidation is the removal of …………… or addition of …………… .
(g) In redox reactions, oxidation and reduction occurs …………… .