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Starting from hydrogen gas how would you obtain

(a) A neutral liquid

(b) A basic gas

(c) A metal by reduction of its heated oxide.

[the metal formed is above iron in the activity series]

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(a) Hydrogen burns quietly in oxygen with a pale blue flame and water is formed.

2H2 + O2 ⟶ 2H2O

(b) Three volumes of hydrogen, reacts with one volume of nitrogen to form ammonia which is a basic gas.

N2+3H2450-500 °CFe2NH3+Δ\text{N}2 + 3\text{H}2 \xrightleftharpoons[\text{450-500 \degree C}]{\text{Fe}} \text{2NH}_3 + \Delta

(c) Hydrogen reduces oxides of less active metals e.g. zinc to form the reduced metal & water.

ZnO + H2 ⟶ Zn + H2O

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